A host of different factors affect health and longevity, ranging from genetic endowments to public policy. Physicians … have a substantial influence on patients' health and health-related costs, but we know little about the extent of this … influence beyond clinical decisions such as adequate diagnosis and treatment. This paper demonstrates that the health management …

between parental educational attainments and adult health of the child generation can be attributed to pre- or post … health outcomes as adults. These results suggest that growing up in a better-educated household has long-term effects on … health outcomes. Our analysis of the mechanisms behind the results suggests that formation of human capital, and in …

the population health of local children. We demonstrate that the tax reduced ambient air pollution by 5 to 15 percent, and … young children. The change in health was more gradual than the change in pollution suggesting that it may take time for the … full health effects of changes in pollution to be felt. Given the sluggish adjustment of health to pollution changes, short …

parental resources during our upbringing that can be influenced by public policy? We study the formation of adult health and … biological and adopting parents. We find that the health of the biological parents affects the health of their adopted children …-term health. However, we also find strong evidence that the educational attainment of the adopting mother has a significant impact …

-term health. We use detailed administrative data combined with survey information to create a data set with background information … children, but the effects on long-term health are overall negligible. However, we demonstrate that the schooling reform had …

mortality and health. Using the gradual phase-in of the reform between 1949 and 1962 across municipalities, we estimate …