We use data from the European Community Household Panel to investigate the impact of obesity on wages in 9 European … countries, ranging from Ireland to Spain. We find that the common impact of obesity on wages is negative and statistically … wages in the countries of the European "olive belt" and a positive relationship in the countries of the "beer belt". We …

the probability of being currently employed as well as in the time spent in paid employment, although the differences we …

influences demand, both within the microinsurance and the traditional insurance markets. A comparison with traditional markets … effects on the decision to buy microinsurance. The influence of trust on insurance take-up and the unanticipated results for …

In this article, we address the long-run associations between childhood shocks and health in late adulthood. Applying a …, dispossession, or hunger and health outcomes after 50 years of age. Having lived in a children’s home, in a foster family, or having … correlations between shocks and later health into a priori unknown groups, we show that some adverse shocks show opposite relations …

We show that downsizing has substantial externalities on the health of workers who remain in the firm. To this end, we … physical health, and that these effects can be explained by workers fearing for their own jobs. We also show that health …

We show that downsizing has substantial externalities on the health of workers who remain in the firm. To this end, we … and physical health, and that these effects can be explained by workers fearing for their own jobs. We also show that … health externalities due to downsizing imply non-negligible cost for firms, and that wage cuts may have similar effects. …