In this paper we challenge the common interpretation of Rawls' Theory of Justice as Fairness by showing that this … the population, and so economic growth. To our knowledge, this is the only possibility for the inequality to be "bought …

Smoking, low physical activity and frequent alcohol consumption may have substantial health risks in terms of disease …, quality of life and mortality. Understanding inequality in relation to these behaviours among older people is important in the … context of a rapidly ageing population. In this study, we examine income-related inequality in relation to these three key …

home environment of disadvantaged families, on child health in the first 3 years of life. We recruited and randomized 233 … commencing at 2 years. Maternal reports of child health are assessed at 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months. Treatment effects are … health (10.0 pp), hospitalizations (8.2 pp), immunizations (8.6 pp), chest infections (12.2 pp) and the number of health …

Birth weight is an important aspect of public health which has been linked to increased risk of infant death, increased …, including test scores, hospital stays and health. An advantage of the data is that I am able to control for a number of … conditions and later outcomes. -- Early Life Conditions ; Birth Weight ; Health Inequalities ; Test Scores …

Early life conditions have been linked to various domains of later life health, including cardiovascular outcomes … health are related to hypertension, although there is cross country heterogeneity in these effects. I account for potential … omitted variable bias by using aggregate measures of public health at birth, which are plausibly exogenous to the individual …