In this paper, we address the issue of spurious correlation in the production of health in a systematic way. Spurious … correlation entails the risk of linking health status to medical (and nonmedical) inputs when no links exist. This note first … contribution by Lichtenberg (2004), which relates longevity in the United States to pharmaceutical innovation and public health …

This paper carries out an exploratory investigation into the effect of various types of social interaction on health in … that the frequency of meetings with friends is significantly and positively associated with self-perceived health. The … and weakly negative predictor of good health. Other relevant explanatory variables are education and work status. …

This paper develops a two-sector endogenous growth model with health capital and examines the impact tax financed … health expenditure has on long-run growth. In this model, health capital is accumulated through government spending as a flow …

In this paper, we compare health outcomes in cities of different sizes. Using 2001 National Health Interview Survey … data for adult urban-US population, it is shown that individual health is better in bigger cities compared to small or … urban health policy should also put strong emphasis on improving health in small and medium sized cities to reduce urban …

A feature present in countries with a National Health Service is the co-existence of a public and a private sector …

health and growth compete for resources. We find that the key element is the response of longevity to an increase in health …

through probit models show that factors such as age, education, marital status, health status and some economic data are …

A growing number of papers demonstrate that child health/nutritional status is likely to affect learning ability … school. This note explores this channel of influence, through which a child initial health stock affects school entrance age … Brazilian household survey, shows that improved health has a negative impact on entrance age. In other words, it is shown that …

cigarettes, chew tobacco and their knowledge about the health hazards of tobacco use. To allow for the potential correlation … among smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco, and health knowledge, we estimate a trivariate probit regression model using …

Experimental subjects receive a different presentation of a food product's potential health risk reductions if eaten …