except Arizona which did not have Medicaid. We used subjective and objective health information in the Retirement History … who subsequently received SSI were in much worse health than those who did not.After1974 the differences in health were …

care models of health insurance in wealthy countries, Colombia's Régimen Subsidiado is a publicly financed insurance … financial risk while increasing the use of traditionally under-utilized preventive services - with measurable health gains …

health insurance expansion: public insurance expansions, refundable tax credits for low income people, and employer and … people insured; (2) private and public health spending; (3) employment and wages; and (4) the distribution of subsidies … across families based on income in relation to the federal poverty level and work status of adult family members. Employer …

We estimate the effect of poor child health on the labor supply of mothers and fathers post welfare reform, using a … national sample of mostly unwed parents and their children-a group at high risk of living in poverty. We account for the … potential endogeneity of child health and find that having a young child in poor health reduces the mother's probability of …

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 …

child health on father presence. We look at whether parents live in the same household 12-18 months after the child's birth … involved) during the same period. We find that having an infant in poor health reduces the likelihood that parents will live …

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 …

This study examines a wide range of health and economic outcomes in a sample of Irish- and African-American Civil War …

in health. This paper thereby advances our understanding of the role played by barriers to health in the poverty trap …Why have some poor countries been able to take off while others are still stuck in the poverty trap? To address this … much poorer health conditions compared to the initially poor countries that later took off, and (ii) improving health …