Understanding of the substantial disparity in health between low and high socioeconomic status (SES) groups is hampered … disparities in health by SES. In our model, lifestyle factors, working conditions, retirement, living conditions and curative care … are mechanisms through which SES, health and mortality are related. Our model predicts a widening and possibly a …

Understanding of the substantial disparity in health between low and high socioeconomic status (SES) groups is hampered … part of the observed disparities in health by SES. In their model, lifestyle factors, working conditions, retirement …, living conditions and curative care are mechanisms through which SES, health and mortality are related. Their model predicts …

Understanding of the substantial disparity in health between socioeconomic status (SES) groups is hampered by the lack …. Motivated by the observation that medical care explains only a relatively small part of the SES-health gradient, we present a … conditions, and health investment, provide mechanisms through which SES, health, and longevity are related. As a result, the …

We study the evolution of health investment over the life-cycle by calibrating a model of endogenous health … both cases, health and health investment play a crucial role as the former encroaches upon healthy time and the latter … crowds out non-medical expenditures as people age. Finally, we quantify the value of health as both an investment and a …