augmented with information from hospital medical records, we find that the health shock increases the likelihood of homelessness …We exploit an exogenous health shock--the birth of a child with a severe health condition--to investigate the causal … effect of a life shock on homelessness. Using survey data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study that have been …

Homelessness may be both a cause of and one of the more extreme outcomes of poverty. Governments at all levels have a … variety of tools to combat homelessness, and these strategies have changed dramatically over the past quarter century. In this …

of Medicaid on the use of health services among homeless adults indicate that Medicaid significantly increases the … service utilization using data from 1985 and 1987 surveys of New York City homeless single men and women. Simple regressions … further analyses that control for health status, use instrumental variables procedures, and examine differences between a …

, 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 …