from such foods dairy products, depend upon the acquired information related to diet and health. This study develops new … health information measures from different sources. The monthly information indexes, constructed for 1980-93, show that the … application shows that these new indexes of consumer health information about fats and cholesterol could explain the changing …

companies and HMOs. In this paper, we study the role of current prescription drug use and health risks, related expectations …’ choices respond to the incentives provided by their own health status and the market environment as predicted by the …

and use. Our evidence points to the role of imperfect information. The introduction of IRS may have made the problem of … malaria more salient, leading to a change in beliefs about its importance and to an increase in private health investments. …

and use. Our evidence points to the role of imperfect information. The introduction of IRS may have made the problem of … malaria more salient, leading to a change in beliefs about its importance and to an increase in private health investments. …

empirically assess if they are time varying. Specifically, we analyse whether health shocks influence individual risk aversion. We … follow an innovative approach and use grip strength data to obtain an objective health shock indicator. In order to account … for the non-random nature of our data we employ regression-adjusted matching. Health shocks are found to increase …

empirically assess if they are time varying. Specifically, we analyse whether health shocks influence individual risk aversion. We … follow an innovative approach and use grip strength data to obtain an objective health shock indicator. In order to account … for the non-random nature of our data we employ regression-adjusted matching. Health shocks are found to increase …

empirically assess if they are time varying. Specifically, we analyse whether health shocks influence individual risk aversion. We … follow an innovative approach and use grip strength data to obtain an objective health shock indicator. In order to account … for the non-random nature of our data we employ regression-adjusted matching. Health shocks are found to increase …

empirically assess if they are time varying. Specifically, we analyse whether health shocks influence individual risk aversion. We … follow an innovative approach and use grip strength data to obtain an objective health shock indicator. In order to account … for the non-random nature of our data we employ regression-adjusted matching. Health shocks are found to increase …

Health Survey in Brazil. Indeed, a small but statistically significant fraction of measured anthropometrics are attributed to …-reported data under-estimates the true BMI distribution. Analysis of regression models for health care utilization shows little …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a spouse's health shock on own risk attitudes. A spouse …'s health shock (i.e., the occurrence of a severe disease) can influence own expectations about the probability of falling ill …, a health shock may act as a wake-up call to enjoy life and may increase risk willingness. Using German Socio Economic …