While numerous studies have examined how health affects retirement behavior, few have analyzed the impact of retirement … on subsequent health outcomes. This study estimates the effects of retirement on health status as measured by indicators … waves of the Health and Retirement Study, spanning 1992 through 2005. To account for biases due to unobserved selection and …

sparse information exists regarding the impact these smoking bans at the state and local levels have on the health of … children and infants. A rationale for expansion of smoke-free laws implicitly presumes that potential public health gains from … bans impact the venue of smoking, and the health of children and infants. Using models that exploit state- and county …

Despite plausible mechanisms, little research has evaluated potential changes in health behaviors as a result of the … of Medicaid on health behaviors for pregnant women. We exploit exogenous variation from the Medicaid income eligibility … expansions for pregnant women and children during late-1980s through mid-1990s to examine effects on several prenatal health …

Nutrition is a key input in the health production function, and a better understanding of how we eat can aid in guiding … effective policy change towards better population health. This study documents prevalence rates, trends in, and potential … real GDP per capita, labor force participation, and health care measures in a nation can partly explain the increase in …

, 2020, 40 states and the District of Columbia adopted SIPOs. This study explores the impact of SIPOs on health, with …

effects of the minimum wage on child health. To obtain estimates, we use data from the National Survey of Children’s Health in … associated with a significant improvement in child health. A particularly interesting finding is that much of the benefits of a …

While numerous studies have examined how health affects retirement behavior, few have analyzed the impact of retirement … on subsequent health outcomes. This study estimates the effects of retirement on health status as measured by indicators … waves of the Health and Retirement Study, spanning 1992 through 2005. To account for biases due to unobserved selection and …