life expectancy related to observable factors such as income, gender, and health have large effects on savings, and that …

This paper investigates the effects of expanding public health insurance eligibility for older children. Using data … from the National Health Interview Surveys from 1986 to 2005, we first show that although income continues to be an … important predictor of children's health status, the importance of income for predicting health has fallen for children 9 to 17 …

We estimate how the marginal utility of consumption varies with health. To do so, we develop a simple model in which … the impact of health on the marginal utility of consumption can be estimated from data on permanent income, health, and … utility proxies. We estimate the model using the Health and Retirement Study's panel data on the elderly and near-elderly, and …

Occupation is discussed as a social determinant of health. Occupation has received little attention in this light in … health, and mother's education. We contend that first occupation is a choice made relatively early in life that affects … health outcomes at later ages. We examine first-occupation for two reasons: 1) there is growing evidence that early …

were impaired in the performance of at least one basic activity. It describes their wealth, living arrangements, and health … characteristics. Tobit regressions are presented that relate utilization of hospital services, paid home-health care, and unreimbursed … home-health care utilization in this population are distinct from the factors that have been significant predictors of …

Health and Retirement Study. We discover a tendency by about half of the respondents to provide more refined responses in the … find that rounding varies across question domains, which range from personal health to personal finances to macroeconomic …

-being. Whereas parents who are more exposed to the family planning policies consume more and enjoy slightly better physical health … status, they report more severe depression symptoms. Our study calls for greater attention to the mental health status of the …

Older adults have the highest rates of many health conditions for which medical marijuana may be effective in … moderating symptoms and are at elevated risk of reducing labor supply due to poor health. Surprisingly little is known about how … laws on the health and labor supply of adults age 51 and older, focusing on those with medical conditions that may respond …

We consider assets when individuals were last observed prior to death in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and … individual's asset change between the first and last date of observation, that individual's education and health status when … first observed, and that individual's within-sample changes in health and family composition. We obtain estimates for HRS …

exploitation and mistreatment by the medical profession. To identify the study's effects on the behavior and health of older black …