In this paper, we address the issue of spurious correlation in the production of health in a systematic way. Spurious … correlation entails the risk of linking health status to medical (and nonmedical) inputs when no links exist. This note first … contribution by Lichtenberg (2004), which relates longevity in the United States to pharmaceutical innovation and public health …

In this paper, we address the issue of spurious correlation in the production of health in a systematic way. Spurious … correlation entails the risk of linking health status to medical (and nonmedical) inputs when no links exist. This note first … contribution by Lichtenberg (2004), which relates longevity in the United States to pharmaceutical innovation and public health …

population health. To date, however, there has been very little econometric research on the relationship between these two … variables. This paper examines the long-run relationship between trade openness and population health for a sample of 74 … general has a robust positive long-run effect on health, as measured by life expectancy and infant mortality. This effect …

In this paper, we address the issue of spurious correlation in the production of health in a systematic way. Spurious … correlation entails the risk of linking health status to medical (and nonmedical) inputs when no links exist. This note first … contribution by Lichtenberg (2004), which relates longevity in the United States to pharmaceutical innovation and public health …

In this paper, we address the issue of spurious correlation in the production of health in a systematic way. Spurious … correlation entails the risk of linking health status to medical (and nonmedical) inputs when no links exist. This note first … contribution by Lichtenberg (2004), which relates longevity in the United States to pharmaceutical innovation and public health …

Do wealth shocks affect the health of the elderly in developed countries? The economic literature is skeptical about … also matter for the health of wealthy retirees in the US. I exploit the booms and busts in the US stock market as a natural … experiment that generated considerable gains and losses in the wealth of stock-holding retirees. Using data from the Health and …