interact in explaining a range of health outcomes. Using rich Australian survey data, we find that, while the two traits are … of control and health is reduced once we control for self-control, suggesting that self-control mediates at least part of … physical health. …

. Potential explanations include health and wealth e ffects on preferences, expected longevity or disposable total wealth. Using … with recursive utility, as well as health-dependent income and mortality risk. Our estimates of the deep parameters … highlight the importance of health capital, mortality risk control, convex health and mortality adjustment costs and binding …

This paper investigates the role of biased health perceptions as driving forces of risky health behavior. We define … absolute and relative health perception biases, illustrate their measurement in surveys and provide evidence on their relevance … provide robust empirical evidence that respondents who overestimate their health are less likely to exercise and sleep enough …

This paper investigates the role of biased health perceptions as driving forces of risky health behavior. We define … absolute and relative health perception biases, illustrate their measurement in surveys and provide evidence on their relevance … provide robust empirical evidence that respondents who overestimate their health are less likely to exercise and sleep enough …

explain alcohol consumption as an important domain of health behavior. LOC measures how much an individual believes that she … an increasing internal LOC is associated with increased health-conscious behavior in domains such as smoking, exercise or …

explain alcohol consumption as an important domain of health behavior. LOC measures how much an individual believes that she … an increasing internal LOC is associated with increased health-conscious behavior in domains such as smoking, exercise or …

older adults. Using functional neuroimaging, we find that aging is associated with a shift in the brain areas that respond …