We study the effect of lottery wins on social ties and support network in the United Kingdom. On average, we find that … winning more in the lottery increases the probability of meeting friends on most days, which is consistent with the … such as talking to neighbors. Winning more in the lottery also lessens an individual support network consistently with a …

We study the effect of lottery wins on social ties and support network in the United Kingdom. On average, we find that … winning more in the lottery increases the probability of meeting friends on most days, which is consistent with the … such as talking to neighbors. Winning more in the lottery also lessens an individual support network consistently with a …

We exploit lottery wins to investigate the effects of exogenous changes to individuals' income on health care demand in … the United Kingdom. This strategy allows us to estimate lottery income elasticities for a range of health care services … that are publicly and privately provided. The results indicate that lottery winners with larger wins are more likely to …

lottery winners. Comparing people before and after a lottery windfall, we show that winners tend to switch towards support for …