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 … for the period of the Ghost Months reductions in mortality, hospital admissions, and births. While the effect on mortality …

- come on health. I estimate that lower pension did not change the mortality rate. The results are confirmed using both …I investigate the effect of income on mortality of the pensioners, com- paring three subsequent policy periods in … experiments and different meth- ods of estimation. Furthermore, with regard to the expenditure on health services, I get that only …

very old (75+). We also study excess-mortality conditional on the mode of OAC. Three forms of publicly provided OAC are … accommodations with home help and home health care, and living in special accommodations with round-the-clock-care. Our results … mortality among cohabitants with home-help services, while it is higher among cohabitants with special accommodation. Our …

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

We analyze the effect of being born in a recession on the mortality rate later in life in conjunction with social class …-2000, and we merge these with historical data on macro-economic outcomes and health indicators. We estimate duration models and … inequality measures. The results indicate that being born in a recession increases the mortality rate later in life for most of …

This paper analyzes the interplay between early-life conditions and marital status, as determinants of adult mortality … indicators of earlylife conditions. The empirical analysis estimates bivariate duration models of marriage and mortality … important for marriage and mortality. Men typically enjoy a protective effect of marriage on mortality, whereas women suffer …