suggests that exposure to pollution can cause respiratory illness and increase deaths among the elderly, little is known about …

mortality using an instrumental variable approach based on wind direction. Harnessing daily changes in county-level wind …

problems, the recurrent drought, civil conflicts, and recently economic sanctions have aggravated the situation. Against this …

Using a matched insurant-general practitioner panel data set, we estimated the effect of a general health …-screening program on individuals health status and health care cost. To account for selection into treatment, we used regional … screening participation substantially increased inpatient and outpatient health care costs for up to two years after treatment …

expenditures in health sector and a lower exposure of population to air pollution, regardless a higher percentage of population …

calibrate a health economic model based on principles of the biology of human aging that captures the interaction between … of the long-term health impact of the pandemic. Our model also explains large socioeconomic health differences that can … socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes. We also explore the individual-specific effects of Long Covid. We develop and …

This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on health. We exploit a sizable cohort …-in- Differences approach. The analysis is based on official records covering all individuals insured by the public health system in …-dimensionality in these health effects. The empirical findings reflect the multidimensionality but allow for deriving two broader …