Organic food markets in developed countries have been rapidly expanding in recent years. Though expected health … benefits are a major motive for buying organic food (OF), the health effects of consuming OF are uncertain. This study uses … survey data from Germany, 2007, to explore the causal relationship between OF consumption and self-rated health status. While …

to pay attention to the health effects of a longer working life, with rather mixed results thus far. Utilizing panel data … evidence of the health effects of retirement. In contrast to prior research, we analyze both the impact of being retired and … selfassessed, general, mental and physical health. In addition, we show that the impact on selfassessed health remains similar in …

education-health gradient by using alternative measures of child personality available in the National Child Development Study …. We show that, alternatively to the authors conclusions, personality contributes to the education-health gradient to an …