One of the most robust findings in health economics is that higher-educated individuals tend to be in better health …. This paper tests whether health disparities across education are to some extent due to differences in reporting error … across education. We test this hypothesis using data from the pooled National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES …

sophisticated consumers of advertising and use it to make more health-promoting decisions. …

This paper investigates the impact of the macroeconomy on the health insurance coverage of Americans using panel data … point (2.12%) reduction in the probability that men have health insurance; this effect is strongest among college …, lost health insurance due to a higher unemployment rate alone during the 2007-09 recession. We conclude with a discussion …

for cigarettes is a derived demand. Public health efforts to reduce smoking initiation and encourage cessation may wish to …

Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary …, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky health behaviors. It describes traditional economic approaches … increase social welfare. The chapter summarizes the literature on the consequences of risky health behaviors for economic …

This paper contributes to the literature on the labor market consequences of unhealthy behaviors and poor health by … series of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys that spans 1959-2008. We calculate that the percentage of …