In this paper, we address the issue of spurious correlation in the production of health in a systematic way. Spurious … correlation entails the risk of linking health status to medical (and nonmedical) inputs when no links exist. This note first … contribution by Lichtenberg (2004), which relates longevity in the United States to pharmaceutical innovation and public health …

In this paper, we address the issue of spurious correlation in the production of health in a systematic way. Spurious … correlation entails the risk of linking health status to medical (and nonmedical) inputs when no links exist. This note first … contribution by Lichtenberg (2004), which relates longevity in the United States to pharmaceutical innovation and public health …

The research objective of this paper is to test whether health conditions and health behavior are related to home … homeowners consistently report better health and less physical problems. The significance of home ownership remains even after … their future health by undergoing voluntarily medical screenings more frequently. Finally, our estimations suggest that home …

population health. To date, however, there has been very little econometric research on the relationship between these two … variables. This paper examines the long-run relationship between trade openness and population health for a sample of 74 … general has a robust positive long-run effect on health, as measured by life expectancy and infant mortality. This effect …

The research objective of this paper is to test whether health conditions and health behavior are related to home … homeowners consistently report better health and less physical problems. The significance of home ownership remains even after … their future health by undergoing voluntarily medical screenings more frequently. Finally, our estimations suggest that home …

heterogeneity across genders and found that women drive the causal relationship between college education and health behavior in …

-range of birth outcomes, including birth weight, gestational age and an indicator of general newborn health. We control for … of having a late birth and negatively affected newborn health - with the largest effects for earthquakes that occurred in …

This study analyzes the role of education in the outcomes of the reform of the Japanese annual health checkup program … changes in health behaviors and outcomes only among university graduates who were at a relatively high risk of metabolic …

parental health remains fairly inconclusive. The aim of this paper is twofold: (1) to estimate a reliable coresidence effect … and (2) to investigate why the coresidence effect can be negative. I argue that coresidence may worsen parental health …, with coresidence burdens on children creating disincentives for parents to invest in their health. Studying Japanese data …