While previous studies have shown that recessions are associated with better health outcomes and behaviors, the focus … previously established counter-cyclical pattern in health and heath behaviors is held during the Great Recession. Using data from … capturing health and health behaviors, we show that the association between economic deterioration and these outcomes has …

Childhood obesity has adverse health and productivity consequences and poses negative externalities to health services … hypothetical investment scenarios. We show that perceived returns are predictive of health investments and outcomes, and that less … educated parents perceive the returns to health investments to be lower, thus contributing to the socioeconomic inequality in …

home environment of disadvantaged families, on child health in the first 3 years of life. We recruited and randomized 233 … commencing at 2 years. Maternal reports of child health are assessed at 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months. Treatment effects are … health (10.0 pp), hospitalizations (8.2 pp), immunizations (8.6 pp), chest infections (12.2 pp) and the number of health …

We contribute to the literature on the determinants of socioeconomic health disparities by studying how the health … function as a mediator between family background and subsequent poor health behavior, potentially reconciling previous mixed … evidence on the relationship between child health and social status. Using data from a unique German child health survey we …

Childhood obesity has adverse health and productivity consequences and poses negative externalities to health services … hypothetical investment scenarios. We show that perceived returns are predictive of health investments and outcomes, and that less … educated parents perceive the returns to health investments to be lower, thus contributing to the socioeconomic inequality in …

impact of changes within a program, the Danish nurse home visiting program, on child and maternal health. We exploit … contacts to health professionals in the first four years after birth. Forgoing an early nurse visit also increases the … probability of maternal contacts to mental health specialists in the first four years after childbirth. We highlight two potential …

With regard to their future health, adolescents are at a critical stage. Previous evaluations have shown that health … designed a field experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of financial incentives to promote participation in health screenings … treatment group received a e40 shopping voucher if they participated in an age-specific health screening. On average, the …