We analyze the effect of household indebtedness on different health outcomes using data from the German Socio … precarious debt situation). We find all debt measures to be strongly correlated with health satisfaction, mental health, and … deteriorates physical and mental health. However, there is no causal effect on being obese. …

We analyze the effect of household indebtedness on different health outcomes using data from the German Socio … precarious debt situation). We find all debt measures to be strongly correlated with health satisfaction, mental health, and … deteriorates physical and mental health. However, there is no causal effect on being obese. -- Debt ; health satisfaction ; mental …

Focusing on localized measures of bank health and economic activity, and renters as well as homeowners, this paper uses … of a deterioration in local-bank health. The analysis shows that local-bank health tends to impact the expenditures of …

whether debts burdens hamper people's health. Several measures of debt strain are constructed, including debt-to-income ratios …-mortgage debts and explores the role of social norm effects in the debt-health relationship. The results, based on a random effects …'s health. Furthermore, mild social norm effects are detected, according to which being less indebted than the reference group …

A main goal of health insurance is to smooth out the financial risk that comes with health shocks and health care …. Nevertheless, there has been relatively sparse evidence on how health insurance affects financial outcomes. The few studies that … exist focus on the effect of gaining health insurance. This paper explores the effect of losing public health insurance on …