Case, Lubotsky, and Paxson (2001) show that the well-known relationship between socio- economic status (SES) and health … between two possible explanations. The first is that low-SES children are less able to respond to a given health shock. The …-SES children recover from past health shocks to about the same degree; and 3) that the relationship between SES and health grows …

multiple dimensions of subjective well-being and objective health behaviors, laying bare gender disparities in health … behaviors, report enhanced self-perceived health, perceive higher relative income and social status, and exude greater … fact, they tend to engage in health-compromising behaviors, such as increased smoking, and exhibit higher rates of obesity …

National Health Interview Surveys. The model estimates rule out even moderate effects of income on weight and on the …

Human capital, including health and nutrition, has played a key role in the literature on poverty traps. Economic … and, thereby, push individuals into poverty. Three potential concerns in this literature are explored with empirical … impacts of major shocks on child health and human capital in Indonesia is nothing short of stunning …

Health, wealth and where one lives are important, if not the three most important material living conditions. There are … many mechanisms that suggest that living arrangements and well-being derived from health and economic status are closely …

The SPM is based on a 1995 NAS report that recommended a health-exclusive poverty measure, despite considering it …, conceptually, a "second best" to a Health-Inclusive Poverty Measure (HIPM). We analyze the reasons for the NAS recommendation and …Census's Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) nearly doubles the elderly poverty rate compared to the "Official" Poverty …

between socio-economic status and health outcomes. We find that, even after conditioning on the initial health status, wealth … rankings are important determinants of mortality and the evolution of the health indicator in the survey. For men aged 65 …

infant health,' few health economics studies based in developed countries have considered breastfeeding as an important … health behavior that can be influenced by labor market decisions and by public policies. This study examines the effect of …