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introduction of pension benefits on the health status, health behaviors, and healthcare utilization of rural Chinese adults age 60 … and above. The results point to three main conclusions. First, in addition to improvements in self-reported health, older … adults with access to the pension program experienced significant improvements in several important measures of health …
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This paper is a meta-analysis on the relationship between unemployment and health. Our meta-dataset is made up of 327 … estimators. The average effect of unemployment on health is negative, but small in terms of partial correlation coefficient. We … psychological domains of health and that short- and long-term unemployment spells equally affect health. Dealing with endogeneity …
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This paper analyzes the relationship between education and health outcomes using a natural experiment in Turkey. The … attainment to investigate the impact of education on body mass index, obesity, smoking behavior, and self-rated health, as well … statistically significant favorable effect of education on health outcomes and behavior. However, this relationship becomes …
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fuel poverty and a set of well-being outcomes: life-satisfaction, self-reported health measures and more objectively … associations with life satisfaction and fibrinogen, one of our biological health measures. The presence of these strong … deprivation indicators as well as in the case of self-reported generic measures of physical health. Lifestyle and chronic health …
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This study explores the link between daily weather conditions and individual engagement in physical activities within the context of the climate emergency. Using ATUS data from 2003-2022, alongside detailed daily-county weather data, the research investigates their correlations. Results...
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, controlling for demographic, economic, and health-related characteristics of the localities, while including geographic xed e ects …
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This paper investigates the intergenerational effect of communication barriers on child health at birth using a natural ….9 percentage point difference in low birth weight incidence. We find substantial dose-response relationships in terms of language …
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As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, future health care expenditure is likely the discriminant between nations who will … the last two decades, the health effects of trade liberalization are underexplored, with potentially wide implications for … reunification, this paper studies the causal effects of Chinese import competition on the health outcomes of individuals working in …
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This study explores the differential impact of weather on time allocation to physical activity and sleep by children and their parents. We use nationally representative data with time use indicators objectively measured on multiple occasions for more than 1,100 child-parent pairs, coupled with...
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In Greece, given the precarious nature of the sex work industry, sex workers health and wellbeing is of concern …. However, relevant research remains limited. This study examined whether sex workers' self-reported physical and mental health … recession began) and in 2013 and 2019 (i.e. at time points during the recession). Self-reported physical and mental health …
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