A rich literature has studied the effect of job insecurity on health. However the causal link between these two … variables remains unclear. We study the relationship between perceived job insecurity and health using longitudinal data on … of the dataset compared to previous studies on job insecurity and health allows us to apply different estimation methods …

High food prices can be an immediate threat to household food security, undermining population health, retarding human … population health measured by infant mortality rate, child mortality rate, and the prevalence of undernourishment. We find that … rising food prices have a significant and adverse effect on all three health indicators in developing countries. Furthermore …

services, thereby increasing vulnerability to poor health outcomes. To quantify deprivation for each slum, we construct a basic … services deprivation score (BSDS), which includes variables that affect health, such as access to piped water, latrines, solid … waste disposal, schools, and health centers. In a regression analysis, we find a robust association between non …

poorer health than their Canadian-born counterparts. Using data from the 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey, the … current study tests two hypotheses to explain the health gap between these two groups. Findings indicate support for the … differential vulnerability hypothesis but not for the differential exposure hypothesis in explaining the health gap between …

High food prices can be an immediate threat to household food security, undermining population health, retarding human … population health measured by infant mortality rate, child mortality rate, and the prevalence of undernourishment. We find that … rising food prices have a significant and adverse effect on all three health indicators in developing countries. Furthermore …

The appropriate role of the state in health is complex both in economic theory and in practice. Theory identifies three …); and failings peculiar to insurance markets for health care (where both inefficiency and inequity arise). The insurance … to finance an increasing share of health care as incomes rise. …