We study the effect of education on health (hospital stays, number of diagnosed conditions, self-rated poor health, and … suggest a positive correlation of health and education which increases over the life-cycle. We do not, however, find any … positive local average treatment effects of an additional year of schooling on health or health care utilization for …

This paper analyzes whether moderate weight reduction improves subjective health perception in obese individuals. To … variation. This allows for identifying short-term effects of moderate reductions in body weight on subjective health. In … improved subjective health. Yet, in contrast to these, we establish genuine short-term effects. This finding may encourage …

empirically assess if they are time varying. Specifically, we analyse whether health shocks influence individual risk aversion. We … follow an innovative approach and use grip strength data to obtain an objective health shock indicator. In order to account … for the non-random nature of our data we employ regression-adjusted matching. Health shocks are found to increase …

health behaviors. This effect is robust to separate estimations for boys and girls and to the control variables used. The …

This paper combines German claims and survey data to provide a comprehensive picture of the health dynamics surrounding … the transition into motherhood. Event-study estimates reveal good mental health around birth, but declines afterward, as …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a spouse's health shock on own risk attitudes. A spouse …'s health shock (i.e., the occurrence of a severe disease) can influence own expectations about the probability of falling ill …, a health shock may act as a wake-up call to enjoy life and may increase risk willingness. Using German Socio Economic …

desired behavioral and health outcomes. We therefore advocate a rigorous large-scale randomized experiment to provide reliable …

This paper contributes to the analysis of policy measures that attempt to reduce health care expenditures of insurers …. We examine the impact of a cash bonus program for preventive health behavior of a German health insurer on prevention eff … ort and health care expenditures using a unique administrative dataset that covers all insurants of the health insurer …

desired behavioral and health outcomes. We therefore advocate a rigorous large-scale randomized experiment to provide reliable …

This paper contributes to the analysis of policy measures that attempt to reduce health care expenditures of insurers …. We examine the impact of a cash bonus program for preventive health behavior of a German health insurer on prevention … effort and health care expenditures using a unique administrative dataset that covers all insurants of the health insurer …