-2000, and we merge these with historical data on macro-economic outcomes and health indicators. We estimate duration models and …

effect is entirely driven by an increase in mortality among low income individuals, who are more likely to experience …

rates and school performance, health, labor supply, and lifetime income. Males and high ability children gain significantly …

Superstition is a widespread phenomenon. We empirically examine its impact on health-related behavior and health … bad outcomes, we observe substantial adaptions in health-related behavior. Our identification exploits idiosyncratic … is a quantum effect, the latter two effects reflect changes in the timing of events. Efficient public health policy …

While the health risks associated with smoking are well known, the impact on income distributions is not. This paper …, smoking works to widen the income distribution. This higher tax rate could have implications for both labor supply behavior …

In this paper we address the long-run effects of childhood shocks on health in late adulthood. Applying a life … health outcomes after age fifty. Having lived in a children's home, in a foster family, or having suffered a period of hunger … and later health into a-priori unknown groups, we show that some adverse shocks have opposite effects for specific groups. …