This paper uses the National Longitudinal Survey data set to examine the role of income uncertainty in explaining the … behavioral factors, the results suggest that individuals who face greater income uncertainty are less likely to have health … insurance coverage. Additionally, the likelihood of health insurance coverage increases with income and educational attainment. …

in the calculation of shadow prices of informal care. Our estimates suggest that permanent income would have to increase …This paper uses the wellbeing valuation (WV) approach to estimate and monetize the wellbeing impacts of informal care … methodological issues related to the economic valuation of informal care: (i) the endogeneity of informal care; and (ii) the …

model are income, health care price and the proportion of population aged more than 65 years old. Moreover, the TYDL … causality indicates that health expenditure and income is bi-directional in nature, thus policies initiative to promote health …

This article analyses changes in the distributions of working-age individuals' earnings and total income in New Zealand … over the period 1998-2004. We find that there have been broad gains in income across the distribution, suggesting the … median income increased 1213 per cent. Inequality, as measured by the Gini coefficient, was more stable: earnings inequality …

aspirations of young people from disadvantaged and middle income backgrounds. We evaluate whether such people who have friends … suggest that there are such effects. Individuals from low income families with friends from high income families are 15 … educational aspirations and expectations of middle income children. These effects are quantitatively and statistically significant …

rates within a particular month, average savings increased by $80 (a 30% increase in savings rate) while income and …

estimated. More surprisingly, relative to conventional wisdom, that income distribution has improved throughout this period. …

estimated. More surprisingly, relative to conventional wisdom, that income distribution has improved throughout this period. …

permanent income on economic outcomes. We use repeated observations to calculate reliability ratios and estimate errors in … variables regressions of the impact of income on nutrition. We find significant responses to income, in contrast to previous …