This paper considers the relationship between local economic conditions and health with a focus on different approaches … mortality and infant health and then consider how the estimated effects vary when the analysis is conducted at differing levels … downturns are associated with improved health. Further investigation reveals that county economic conditions have an independent …

, extend the empirical approach in two ways. First, we add health as an additional outcome dimension. Second, we apply a semi …

, extend the empirical approach in two ways. First, we add health as an additional outcome dimension. Second, we apply a semi …

This paper considers the relationship between local economic conditions and health with a focus on different approaches … mortality and infant health and then consider how the estimated effects vary when the analysis is conducted at differing levels … downturns are associated with improved health. Further investigation reveals that county economic conditions have an independent …

radiotherapy. We then show therapy also has economic returns: ten years after diagnosis, treatment increases employment by 37% and … access to treatment may not be sufficient to reduce health inequalities. …

We use panel data from the US Health and Retirement Study 1992-2002 to estimate the effect of self-assessed health … limitations on active labor market participation of men around retirement age. Self-assessments of health and functioning … typically introduce an endogeneity bias when studying the effects of health on labor market participation. This results from …

significantly negative effect of exposure during the first trimester of gestation on employment outcomes 53 or more years after …

highest rates of many health conditions for which marijuana may be an effective treatment. We use the Health and Retirement …

This study explores the effect on mental health and life satisfaction of working in an automatable job. We utilise an … mental health and life satisfaction of workers within some industries, particularly those with higher levels of job …

extent of job lock and health insurance plan stemming from the unanticipated health shock of a child family member. In … response to the shock, I estimate a 7 – 14 percent decreased likelihood of all family members leaving the current health … insurance network and health plan. This is plausibly driven by reduced rates of job switching by the plan's primary policyholder …