wealth accumulation through several distinct channels. We focus on genetic markers that predict educational attainment … returns, both of which contribute to wealth inequality. Counterfactual policy exercises indicate that two ways to lower costs … distributions of welfare costs even though the latter policy appears to reduce wealth differences between agents with different …

Does diversity affect people's perceptions of income distribution and their preferences for redistribution? I leverage … variation from a Colombian financial aid reform boosting the share of low-income students at an elite university. Combining … college records and original survey data, I study how diversity affects high-income students' social networks, perceptions …

adulthood in worse health and with less education than wealthier children, these results indicate that a key determinant of …We quantify the lasting effects of childhood health and economic circumstances on adult health and earnings, using data …, educations and social status, that children who experience poor health have significantly lower educational attainment, and …

pollution have lower wages, are more likely to be in poverty as adults, have fewer years of completed education, and are less …

There is much debate about the effects of pharmaceutical direct to consumer advertising (DTCA) on health care use. In …

gas development (commonly known as "fracking"). Colorado provides a unique research environment to study the health …

High-speed internet has increased the amount of information available in health care markets. Online information may … improve health outcomes if it reduces information frictions and helps patients choose higher quality providers or causes … providers to improve quality. We examine how health outcomes for common procedures in Medicare changed after broadband internet …

U.S., their roles in shaping population health and health disparities remain largely unknown. We examine the impacts of … by which sentencing policies can affect population health. We provide suggestive evidence that three strikes policies … further interrogate state criminal legal system policies for their impacts on population health, considering whether, how, and …

behaviors, report enhanced self-perceived health, perceive higher relative income and social status, and exude greater … multiple dimensions of subjective well-being and objective health behaviors, laying bare gender disparities in health …, behaviors, perceptions of income and social status, and confidence about the future. Males showcase improvements in healthy …