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How does marriage affect physical and psychological health? A survey of the longitudinal evidence
Wilson, Chris M.; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2005
This paper examines an accumulating modern literature on the health benefits of relationships like marriage. Although … and disciplines, that there is persuasive longitudinal evidence for such effects. The size of the health gain from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267517
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How Does Marriage Affect Physical and Psychological Health? A Survey of the Longitudinal Evidence
Wilson, Chris M.; Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
This paper examines an accumulating modern literature on the health benefits of relationships like marriage. Although … and disciplines, that there is persuasive longitudinal evidence for such effects. The size of the health gain from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566802
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Mortality and Immortality
Rablen, Matthew D.; Oswald, Andrew J. - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2007
It has been known for centuries that the rich and famous have longer lives than the poor and ordinary. Causality, however, remains trenchantly debated. The ideal experiment would be one in which status and money could somehow be dropped upon a sub-sample of individuals while those in a control...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005146889
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Mortality and Immortality
Rablen, Matthew D.; Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
It has been known for centuries that the rich and famous have longer lives than the poor and ordinary. Causality, however, remains trenchantly debated. The ideal experiment would be one in which status and money could somehow be dropped upon a sub-sample of individuals while those in a control...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703006
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How does marriage affect physical and psychological health? : A survey of the longitudinal evidence
Wilson, Christopher (contributor);  … - 2005
This paper examines an accumulating modern literature on the health benefits of relationships like marriage. Although … and disciplines, that there is persuasive longitudinal evidence for such effects. The size of the health gain from … marriage is remarkable. It may be as large as the benefit from giving up smoking. -- mortality ; health ; marriage ; happiness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002852850
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Imitative obesity and relative utility
Blanchflower, David G.; Oswald, Andrew J.; Van … - 2009
. -- Body mass index BMI ; comparisons ; imitation ; happiness ; peer effects ; dieting ; mental health ; well-being ; obesity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003810316
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Imitative Obesity and Relative Utility
Blanchflower, David G. - 2014
If human beings care about their relative weight, a form of imitative obesity can emerge (in which people subconsciously keep up with the weight of the Joneses). Using Eurobarometer data on 29 countries, this paper provides cross-sectional evidence that overweight perceptions and dieting are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012750955
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How Does Marriage Affect Physical and Psychological Health? A Survey of the Longitudinal Evidence
Wilson, Chris M.; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2021
This paper examines an accumulating modern literature on the health benefits of relationships like marriage. Although … and disciplines, that there is persuasive longitudinal evidence for such effects. The size of the health gain from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318489
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The Midlife Crisis
Giuntella, Osea; McManus, Sally; Mujcic, Redzo; Oswald, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
This paper documents a longitudinal crisis of midlife among the inhabitants of rich nations. Yet middle-aged citizens in our data sets are close to their peak earnings, have typically experienced little or no illness, reside in some of the safest countries in the world, and live in the most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013388798
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Mortality and Immortality
Rablen, Matthew D.; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2021
It has been known for centuries that the rich and famous have longer lives than the poor and ordinary. Causality, however, remains trenchantly debated. The ideal experiment would be one in which status and money could somehow be dropped upon a sub-sample of individuals while those in a control...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317236