demographic data, including cohabitation and marital status, height, body weight, and weight-relevant behaviors (exercise, healthy … change in employment status), perceived stress, and subjective health. Results: Cohabitation led to significant weight gain …-related behaviors, age, children, employment, stress, and health). BMI after separation was largely comparable to BMI before starting …

We analyze data from the Minnesota Twin Registry (MTR), combined with the Socioeconomic Survey of Twins (SST), and new … mortality data, and contribute to two bodies of literature. First, we demonstrate a beneficial causal effect of education on … health and longevity in contrast to other twin-based studies of the US population, which show little or no effect of …

While there is a growing literature on family health spillovers, questions remain about how sibling disability status … Danish administrative data and variation in the onset of type 1 diabetes to compare education outcomes of focal children with …, sibling spacing and family size). We find that having a disabled sibling significantly decreases 9th grade exit exam GPAs …

We study the relationship between the length of maternity leave and the physical and psychological health of the family … compensation, we estimate the effect of the length of maternity leave on a range of health indicators including the number of … maternity leave matters for child or maternal health outcomes and thus we complement the existing evidence on maternity leave …