We investigate the causal impact of offering telehealth services to female microfinance borrowers on their health and … telehealth services on self-reported physical and mental health of treated relative to control women. Treated women seek … women) to seek health care. …

satisfaction. Apart from a reduction in self-reported pain, we estimate precise null effects on mental and physical health …

We evaluate the effects of home visiting targeted towards disadvantaged first-time mothers on maternal and child health … administrative health data. In a context in which the target group has comprehensive health care access, we find that home visiting … has no effects on most types of health utilization, health behaviors, and physical health measures. However, the …

In this paper, I introduce depression to the economics of human health and aging. Based on studies from happiness … fundamentals. The model is used to explain how untreated depression leads to unhealthy behavior and adverse health outcomes …: depressed individuals are predicted to save less, invest less in their health, consume more unhealthy goods, and exercise less …