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 …

This paper investigates the relationship between share prices and mental health, exploiting the availability of … associated with better mental health while greater uncertainty, as measured by index volatility, is associated with poorer mental …, it appears as though share prices matter to mental health because they perform the role of economic barometer …

This paper investigates the relationship between share prices and mental health, exploiting the availability of … associated with better mental health while greater uncertainty, as measured by index volatility, is associated with poorer mental …, it appears as though share prices matter to mental health because they perform the role of economic barometer. -- share …

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 …