This paper examines the choice of health care for minor aliments in Japan for patients suffering from thirteen …

Analysis of an original nationwide Internet survey reveals that health-related behavior shows associations with three … indicative of being a time-inconsistent procrastinator, and classified as sophisticated otherwise. The health-related indicators … that we examine relate to smoking, health condition, dentition status, and body habitus. We first show that a higher degree …

We study the contribution of health-related behaviors to the health education gradient by distinguishing between short … and behaviors in the health production function. Focusing on self-reported poor health, we find that education has a … protective effect for European males and females aged 50+. We also find that the mediating effects of health behaviors - measured …

This paper studies the interplay between climate, health, and the economy in a stylized world with four heterogeneous …). We introduce health impacts into a simple integrated assessment model where both the local cooling effect of aerosols as … show how some of the important aspects of the equilibrium, including emission abatement rates, health costs, and economic …

Developing countries have increased sanitation investment to reduce diarrheal diseases. However, the direct health … health effect is two-thirds smaller in areas with lower capacities for treatment of fecal sludge where water pollution …

This paper studies the interplay between climate, health, and the economy in a stylized world with four heterogeneous …). We introduce health impacts into a simple integrated assessment model where both the local cooling effect of aerosols as … show how some of the important aspects of the equilibrium, including emission abatement rates, health costs, and economic …

A growing body of literature shows that child health has substantial long-term economic impacts. This study examines … whether, and to what extent, increased access to health infrastructure leads to better child health status as measured by … dramatic change in health policy in South Africa immediately after the end of apartheid. Using longitudinal household data …

We study the contribution of health-related behaviors to the health education gradient by distinguishing between short … and behaviors in the health production function. Focusing on self-reported poor health, we find that education has a … protective effect for European males and females aged 50. We also find that the mediating effects of health behaviors - measured …