Australia, a country with universal health care. Using administrative time-series data on mortality that varies by state, age …Worldwide, countries have been restricting work and social activities to counter an emerging public health crisis due … than good due to the economic contraction, despite a large literature that finds mortality rates decline during recessions …

We analyze the effect of economic conditions early in life on individual mortality rate later in life, using business … death, covering a window of unprecedented size (1912-2000) are merged with historical data on macroeconomic and health … indicators. We correct for secular changes over time and other mortality determinants. We nonparametrically compare those born in …

There has been much interest recently in the relationship between economic conditions and mortality, with some studies … showing that mortality is pro-cyclical whereas others find the opposite. Some suggest that the aggregation level of analysis … men from 1993 to 2007. Our results show that the association between the business cycle and mortality does not depend on …

There has been much interest recently in the relationship between economic conditions and mortality, with some studies … showing that mortality is pro-cyclical, while others find the opposite. Some suggest that the aggregation level of analysis (e … to 2007. Our results show that the association between the business cycle and mortality does not depend on the level of …

) mortality later in life. In addition, we examine to what extent these long-run effects run by way of cognitive ability and … (across the full range) and CV mortality rate later in life is significantly stronger if the individual is born in a recession …

This paper investigates the effects of national unemployment rates on overall age and cause-specific mortality rates in …, positive relationship between adverse economic conditions and the mortality …

changes in behaviors supply one mechanism for the procyclical variation in mortality and morbidity observed in recent research …

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 …

explain the connection. The health behaviour of the children and the health accumulated over the life course appear as …

link. Children's health behaviour and the health accumulated over the life course appear as important channels. The …