In this study, the authors have tried to examine the empirical evidence on the relationship between preventive health … role of preventive health care in boosting the corporate sector's performance and improving the country's economy. Toward … employees in Delhi and the National Capital Region. Preventive health care holds enormous promise for the competitiveness of …

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 …

Using a matched insurant-general practitioner panel data set, we estimated the effect of a general health …-screening program on individuals' health status and health care cost. To account for selection into treatment, we used regional … screening participation substantially increased inpatient and outpatient health care costs for up to two years after treatment …

health and hospital access in the years immediately following birth. We show that the AFQT convergence is highly correlated … be explained by schooling desegregation and changes in family background. We conclude that investments in health through …

- come on health. I estimate that lower pension did not change the mortality rate. The results are confirmed using both … experiments and different meth- ods of estimation. Furthermore, with regard to the expenditure on health services, I get that only …

We assess quantitatively the effect of exogenous health improvements on output per capita. Our simulation model allows … for a direct effect of health on worker productivity, as well as indirect effects that run through schooling, the size and … developing countries, and standard components of quantitative macroeconomic theory. We consider both changes in general health …

In this paper, we address the issue of spurious correlation in the production of health in a systematic way. Spurious … correlation entails the risk of linking health status to medical (and nonmedical) inputs when no links exist. This note first … contribution by Lichtenberg (2004), which relates longevity in the United States to pharmaceutical innovation and public health …

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 …

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