). These variables include one's state of health, social support and participation, exercise, job satisfaction and satisfaction …Two-way causation issues are the bete noire of life satisfaction research. As acknowledged in several landmark reviews …, many variables routinely reported as causes or determinants of life satisfaction could equally well be consequences, or …

Good mental health is a vital part of people's well-being and essential for individuals and societies to thrive. The … recognition that successful mental health strategies need to involve a range of sectors beyond health is not new, yet in practice … the report How to Make Societies Thrive? Coordinating Approaches to Promote Well-being and Mental Health that uses the …

utility proxies. We estimate the model using the Health and Retirement Study's panel data on the elderly and near-elderly, and …"We estimate how the marginal utility of consumption varies with health. To do so, we develop a simple model in which … the impact of health on the marginal utility of consumption can be estimated from data on permanent income, health, and …