overall improvement in the health at birth (as measured by the low birth weight indicator) of the cohorts exposed to the shock … consequences. In this paper we consider the effect of an arguably more common and milder shock generated by a major and unexpected …. Moreover, we find significant improvements in health at birth exclusively for boys and not for girls. This effect seems to be …

compared to the surrounding cohorts. The results indicate that investments in early-life health may have far reaching effects …

This paper interprets accidents occurring on the way to and from work as negative health shocks to identify the causal … effect of health on labor market outcomes. We argue that in our sample of exactly matched treated and control workers, these … health shocks are quasi-randomly assigned. A fixed-effects difference-in-differences approach estimates a negative and …

This paper studies the link between television and divorce in Brazil by exploiting variation in the timing of …

We use the Islamic holy month of Ramadan as a natural experiment in fasting and fetal health. In Michigan births 1989 …

's counterfactual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and human …

We study the contribution of health-related behaviors to the health-education gradient by distinguishing between short … behaviors in the health production function. Focusing on self-reported poor health as our health outcome, we find that education … has a protective effect for European males and females aged 50+. We also find that the mediating effects of health …

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 …