We investigate long-run effects of episodes of hunger experienced as a child on health status and behavioral outcomes … suggest that individual behavior is a pathway between early life shocks and adult health: We find that those who experienced …-documented biological channel from early life circumstances to adult health, there is also a behavioral pathway …

This paper investigates long-run effects of episodes of hunger experienced as a child on health status and behavioral … data suggest that individual behavior is a pathway between early life shocks and adult health: It finds that those who …-documented biological channel from early life circumstances to adult health, there is also a behavioral pathway …

This paper examines whether maternity leave policies have a causal effect on women's mental health in old age. We link … data for women aged 50 and above from eight countries in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to …

In this study, we analyze health effects of a recent education reform in Germany exposing students to increased … significantly reduced adolescents' self-rated mental health status. The overall effect on the mental component summary score (MCS … vitality and on emotional balance. We also observe significant impacts on self-assessed general physical health. …

have poorer health once they reach the adulthood. We used data from the German Socio-Economic Panel from 2002 until 2018 … interpretation of the estimates. On the one hand, we found a nil effect for parental unemployment on mental health. On the other hand …, we detected a negative effect on physical health. The latter is stronger if parental unemployment occurred in early …

This paper examines whether maternity leave policies have a causal effect on women's mental health in old age. We link … data for women aged 50 and above from eight countries in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to …