We provide novel evidence on the impact of a child's health shock on parental labor market outcomes. To identify the … timing of the health shock. We do this by comparing parents across families in similar parental and child age cohorts whose … children experienced a health shock at different ages. We show that these families have very similar characteristics and were …

We provide novel evidence on the impact of a child's health shock on parental labor market outcomes. To identify the … timing of the health shock. We do this by comparing parents across families in similar parental and child age cohorts whose … children experienced a health shock at different ages. We show that these families have very similar characteristics and were …

, this paper provides the first causal evidence of the physical and mental health consequences of self-employment … self-employment (opportunity entrepreneurship) lead to health enhancements for entrepreneurs with and without employees …Drawing upon theoretical insights from the Job Demand-Control model, which links occupational characteristics to health …

In this paper, I introduce depression to the economics of human health and aging. Based on studies from happiness … fundamentals. The model is used to explain how untreated depression leads to unhealthy behavior and adverse health outcomes …: depressed individuals are predicted to save less, invest less in their health, consume more unhealthy goods, and exercise less …

This paper considers the relationship between local economic conditions and health with a focus on different approaches … mortality and infant health and then consider how the estimated effects vary when the analysis is conducted at differing levels … downturns are associated with improved health. Further investigation reveals that county economic conditions have an independent …

This paper considers the relationship between local economic conditions and health with a focus on different approaches … mortality and infant health and then consider how the estimated effects vary when the analysis is conducted at differing levels … downturns are associated with improved health. Further investigation reveals that county economic conditions have an independent …

health information on a large representative population sample. We find a clear positive effect of a rise in unemployment on … effect of unemployment on the total mortality is no longer significant when controlling for the existence of poor health …

status in decisions to transition to self-employment. Much of the past literature has incorporated health status in models … using a discrete factor random effects model. Three hypotheses for the direct effect of health on the self-employment … who report relatively poorer health, are more likely to transition to self-employment over wage-employment, holding all …

radiotherapy. We then show therapy also has economic returns: ten years after diagnosis, treatment increases employment by 37% and … access to treatment may not be sufficient to reduce health inequalities. …

radiotherapy. We then show therapy also has economic returns: ten years after diagnosis, treatment increases employment by 37% and … access to treatment may not be sufficient to reduce health inequalities. …