effects on happiness and mental health are significantly smaller, suggesting that wealth has greater long-run effects on …

satisfaction. Apart from a reduction in self-reported pain, we estimate precise null effects on mental and physical health …

policies consume more and enjoy slightly better physical health status, they report more severe depression symptoms. In this … paper, we present a more complete picture of the difference in mental health among residents in rural and urban areas … mental health status among the elderly Chinese …

While there is a well-established, large positive correlation between mental and physical health and education outcomes … health conditions on academic outcomes. We present evidence of large impacts of poor mental health on academic achievement … poor health. Finally, our sensitivity analysis suggests that these differences in specific portions of the genetic code …

inequality. Cost savings in terms of improved health, however, are often not cited yet represent another dimension of savings … methods, I show how cycling can lead to improved physical health outcomes. This is turn may carry policy implications in terms …

While numerous studies have examined how health affects retirement behavior, few have analyzed the impact of retirement … on subsequent health outcomes. This study estimates the effects of retirement on health status as measured by indicators … waves of the Health and Retirement Study, spanning 1992 through 2005. To account for biases due to unobserved selection and …

Suicide rates, life evaluation, and measures of affect are all plausible measures of the mental health and wellbeing of …

The mental health of the elderly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is a largely neglected subject, both by … policy and research. We combine data from the health and retirement family of surveys in seven LMICs (plus the US) to … alone, we document that social isolation, poverty, and health challenges are three of the leading correlates of depression …

A growing body of evidence indicates that poor health early in life can leave lasting scars on adult health and …