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health inequality in China, while family socioeconomic status (SES) contributes more to health inequality in the USA. Our …This paper estimates the extent to which childhood circumstances contribute to health inequality in old age and … evaluates the importance of major domains of childhood circumstances to health inequalities in the USA and China. We link two …
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health inequality in China, while family socioeconomic status (SES) contributes more to health inequality in the USA. Our …This paper estimates the extent to which childhood circumstances contribute to health inequality in old age and … evaluates the importance of major domains of childhood circumstances to health inequalities in the USA and China. We link two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248987
In this study, the authors analyze leadership behaviors as potential health-promoting resources for low-skilled workers … promote the health of low-skilled workers by showing esteem through positive feedback, but if the supervisor has high …
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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 …
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An extensive literature on labor-market outcomes by sexual orientation finds lower wages for gay men compared to heterosexual men and higher wages for lesbians compared to heterosexual women. Recent work looking over multiple time periods provides suggestive evidence, however, that the wage...
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primary findings. First, mental health deteriorated between 1993 and 2019 for all population subgroups examined. Second, these …, to a lesser extent, Blacks from 1999-2019. However, worsening mental health is not the predominant explanation for them …. Fourth, heterogeneity in the consequences of a given increase of poor mental health are generally more important than the …
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In migration studies, immigrant health is a concern before, during, and after migration. This study uses a large late …
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When other measures for material welfare are scarce or unreliable, the use of average stature and body mass index (BMI) values is common. BMI reflects the current difference between calories consumed, calories required for work, and to withstand the physical environment. This study evaluates...
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When traditional measures for health and economic welfare are scarce or unreliable, height and the body mass index (BMI …
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different levels of schooling on health, health-related behaviors, and labor market outcomes. We develop an approach that is a … shaping educational choices and labor market and health outcomes. We improve on LATE by identifying the groups affected by …
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