multiple waves from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). While risk tolerance …

effect of weather conditions around the time of birth on the health, education, and socioeconomic outcomes of Indonesian … their year and location of birth are 3.8 percentage points less likely to self-report poor or very poor health, attain 0 … to higher household incomes and food availability and better health for infant girls. We present suggestive evidence that …

, health, and criminal activity. Measured personality is interpreted as a construct derived from an economic model of …

We are the first to examine the effect of Superfund cleanups on infant health rather than focusing on proximity to a …

occupational status is related to the health transitions of 30 to 59 year-old U.S. males. A recent history of blue …-collar employment predicts a substantial increase in the probability of transitioning from very good into bad self-assessed health …, relative to white-collar employment, but with no evidence of occupational differences in movements from bad to very good health …

Occupational choice is a significant input into individuals' health investments, operating in a manner that can be … either health-promoting or health-depreciating. Recent studies have highlighted the potential importance of initial … a causal relationship between initial occupational choice at labor entry and subsequent health behaviors and habits. We …

Recent research shows that health at birth is affected by many factors, including maternal education, behaviors, and … generations. Exposure to environmental pollution is one potential determinant of health at birth that has received increasing …

service on health and income. This research has shown that effects of veteran status on mortality and earnings that appeared …