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From the cradle to the labor market? The effect of birth weight on adult outcomes
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2005
as height, IQ, earnings, and education are significant and similar in magnitude to OLS estimates. Our estimates suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267621
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Testing a conditional cash transfer program in the US : the effects of the family rewards program in New York City
Miller, Cynthia K.; Riccio, James A.; Verma, Nandita; … - In: IZA journal of labor policy 4 (2015), pp. 1-29
incentives for children's education, family preventive health care and parents' work and training. Using a randomized controlled … rewards were offered. The program also led to some effects in each of the three areas of education, health and work, although …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288704
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Does grief transfer across generations? : in-utero deaths and child outcomes
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2014
While much is now known about the effects of physical health shocks to pregnant women on the outcomes of the in-utero child, we know little about the effects of psychological stresses. One clear form of stress to the mother comes from the death of a parent. We examine the effects of the death of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010258168
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Differential mortality in the UK
Attanasio, Orazio; Emmerson, Carl - 2001
In this paper we use the two waves of the British Retirement Survey (1988/89 and 1994) to quantify the relationship between socio-economic status and health outcomes. We find that, even after conditioning on the initial health status, wealth rankings are important determinants of mortality and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010292990
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Individual mortality and macro-economic conditions from birth to death
Lindeboom, Maarten; Portrait, France; van den Berg, … - 2003
This paper analyzes the effects of macro-economic conditions throughout life on the individual mortality rate. We estimate flexible duration models where the individual?s mortality rate depends on current conditions, conditions earlier in life (notably during childhood), calendar time, age,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277285
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Gary Becker's contributions in health economics
Soares, Rodrigo Reis - 2014
This short essay reviews Gary Becker's contributions and influence in health economics. It was originally prepared for the collection of short papers in honor of Gary Becker that is scheduled to appear in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Demographic Economics.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010422036
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Health risk factors among the older European populations : personal and country effects
García-Muñoz, Teresa M.; Neuman, Shoshana; Neuman, Tzahi - 2014
It is now common to use the individual's self-assessed-health-status (SAHS) as a measure of health. The use of SAHS is supported by numerous studies that show that SAHS is a better predictor of mortality and morbidity than medical records. The 2011 wave of the rich Survey of Health Aging and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010413782
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Healthy(?), wealthy, and wise : birth order and adult health
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2015
While recent research finds strong evidence that birth order affects children's outcomes such as education, IQ scores … to be overweight, to be obese, and to have high blood pressure and high triglycerides. So, unlike education or earnings … unaffected by conditioning on education and earnings, suggesting that these are not the only important pathways to health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011295586
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From the cradle to the labor market? : The effect of birth weight on adult outcomes
Black, Sandra E. (contributor);  … - 2005
as height, IQ, earnings, and education are significant and similar in magnitude to OLS estimates. Our estimates suggest … of children from poorer families. -- birth weight ; twins ; education ; IQ ; earnings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003291737
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Unhealthy assimilation : why do immigrants converge to American health status levels?
Antecol, Heather (contributor); Bedard, Kelly (contributor) - 2005
It is well documented that immigrants are in better health upon arrival in the United States than their American counterparts, but that this health advantage erodes over time. We study the potential determinants of this "healthy immigrant effect", with a particular focus on the tendency of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003094394