As in most OECD countries, smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption have been decreasing in Germany since the early … 2000s. This paper analyses whether smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption, as well as their development over time … German population, we find that both the decline in smoking prevalence and the decline in average cigarette consumption were …

scarce. This is the first paper to estimate effects of unemployment on the smoking behavior of both spouses. Using German …-double-selection method for control-variable selection via Lasso regressions. One spouse's unemployment increases both spouses' smoking … probability and intensity. Smoking relapses and decreased smoking cessation drive the effects. Effects are stronger if the partner …

changes later in childhood. Since smoking is one source of producing carbon monoxide and thus affects child health negatively …This paper examines the impact of outdoor and indoor pollution on children's health from birth until the age of three …. Secondly, we are able to follow the effect of pollution exposure on a child's health during the first three years of life …

smoking behavior. Our results reveal that more than 50% of the differences in cigarette consumption between male Turkish …In this article, we investigate the differences in smoking behavior between male Turkish immigrants and male Germans …

eating, and smoking). Control variables included age, notable changes in status (life events such as having children or … change in employment status), perceived stress, and subjective health. Results: Cohabitation led to significant weight gain …-related behaviors, age, children, employment, stress, and health). BMI after separation was largely comparable to BMI before starting …

The 16 German federal states introduced smoking bans on different dates during 2007 and 2008. These bans restricted … smoking in enclosed public places, particularly in restaurants and bars. This study examines the effects of smoking bans on … self-assessed health. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), difference-in-differences estimations provide …

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 …

The prevalence and importance of children's physical health problems have been increasingly recognized in recent years …. Physical health problems of children such as obesity, motor impairment and chronic diseases cause social costs. Further, they … can lead directly to adult physical health problems, which cause additional social costs. This paper examines the …

Fertilitätskultur einen signifikanten Anteil der Fertilitätsunterschiede zwischen Einheimischen und Migranten erklärt und positiv mit …, welche besagt, dass die kulturelle Prägung des Ursprungslandes das Verhalten von Migranten dauerhaft beeinflusst. …