In this paper, I propose a life cycle model of painkiller consumption that combines the theory of health deficit …

lifetime utility, health investments, and longevity. We then use the model to contribute to the literature on information … detrimental behavioral responses. We explore this idea in the context of endogenous health and aging. We integrate physiological … state of health affects health spending, life expectancy, and the value of life. In counterfactual computational experiments …

health. These effects may extend to the partner or spouse through household decision-making. Using administrative data of all … plant closure, both the man and the spouse suffer negative health consequences. When a woman loses here job, in contrast, we … find no such dire health consequences. We explore three explanations for this phenomenon: the role of spousal labor supply …

It is commonly known that irresponsible alcohol use can have adverse effects. For some people it results in health … problems, for others in productivity loss, and some experience the worst possible outcome of alcohol misuse: death. This paper … that individuals who are the most at risk of dying from alcohol-attributable death causes benefit remarkably from reduced …

One of the basic needs of the people is good health that is central to human happiness and well-being. The aim of the … study was to investigate the health status of older adults (persons aged 50 years or higher) from Poland and to identify the … factors affecting their health among sociodemographic and economic characteristics. The source of information used in the …

This paper examines the effect of two different soda taxes on consumption behaviour and health of school-aged children … in Europe: Hungary imposed a Public Health Product Tax (PHPT) on several unhealthy products in 2011. France introduced …

This paper examines the effect of soda taxes on the consumption behaviour and health of school-aged children in Europe …: Hungary imposed a "Public Health Product Tax" on several unhealthy products including sodas in 2011. France introduced solely …