The analysis in this paper focuses on the impact of health on the savings and consumption decisions of the elderly. In … principle, there are at least five alternative channels through which health may affect consumption and savings. Ill health may … affect both consumption capacities and needs while the risk of deteriorating health might increase subjective mortality …

Understanding of the substantial disparity in health between low and high socioeconomic status (SES) groups is hampered … part of the observed disparities in health by SES. In their model, lifestyle factors, working conditions, retirement …, living conditions and curative care are mechanisms through which SES, health and mortality are related. Their model predicts …

This paper presents a theory of the demand for health, health investment and longevity, building on the human capital … framework for health and addressing limitations of existing models. It predicts a negative correlation between health investment … and health, that the health of wealthy and educated individuals declines more slowly and that they live longer, that …

We use administrative data on Swedish lottery players to estimate the causal impact of wealth on players' own health … and their children's health and developmental outcomes. Our estimation sample is large, virtually free of attrition, and … assigned. In adults, we find no evidence that wealth impacts mortality or health care utilization, with the possible exception …