This paper presents the first empirical assessment of the causal relationship between social capital and health in … perceived good health. …

This paper presents the first empirical assessment of the causal relationship between social capital and health in … perceived good health. …

interaction on health in Italy. After controlling for household income, education, work status and a number of socio …-perceived health. The frequency of visits with relatives has a significant, but weaker effect. Membership in voluntary organizations is … a significant and weakly negative predictor of good health. Other relevant explanatory variables are education and work …

We test the relationship between happiness and self-rated health in Italy. The analysis relies on a unique dataset … modelling, we find that happiness is strongly correlated with perceived good health, after controlling for a number of relevant … socio-economic phenomena. Health inequalities based on income, work status and education are relatively contained in respect …

children is in most cases a “couple matter”, the analysis accounts for the characteristics of both the aspiring parents. Our … dissuasive deterrent discouraging the decision to have children. Couples with unemployed women are less likely to plan …

occasional, precarious, and low-paid positions) is revealed as a significant dissuasive factor in the decision to have children …