We study the evolution of health investment over the life-cycle by calibrating a model of endogenous health … both cases, health and health investment play a crucial role as the former encroaches upon healthy time and the latter … crowds out non-medical expenditures as people age. Finally, we quantify the value of health as both an investment and a …

VLBW cutoff have better short- and long-term health, and higher math test scores in 9th grade. We next investigate … spillover effects on siblings and find no evidence of an impact on their health outcomes. However, we find substantial positive …

This study estimates long-run impacts of a child health investment, exploiting community-wide experimental variation in …

Sociological theory and research point to the importance of social relationships in affecting health behavior. This … adult populations. Yet recent advances demonstrate that early life course experiences shape health outcomes well into … adulthood. We synthesize disparate bodies of research on social ties and health behavior throughout the life course, with …

This study estimates long-run impacts of a child health investment, exploiting community-wide experimental variation in …