Ill-health is commonly believed to be detrimental for labor market outcomes. Yet, causal evidence mostly comes from … analyses of severe shocks, whereas minor variations in health are not only more common but also a better target for prevention … prior to the date of a survey interview. Weather conditions are capable of affecting peoples' health. While bad weather …

We re-examine the impact of environmental taxation on health and output, in the presence of labor market frictions. Our … taxation on health. We also demonstrate that rising abatement expenditures as a way of tightening the environmental policy … would be better for health than increasing environmental tax in the presence of market labor imperfections …

-examine the impact of environmental taxation on health and output, in the presence of labor market frictions. Our main findings … economy such that assuming perfect labor market leads to over-estimate the positive impact of environmental taxation on health … for health than increasing environmental tax in the presence of market labor imperfections …

A country's economic productivity is directly related to the health of its workforce. Thus, how a nation allocates … resources to the physical health of its population is of vital importance in establishing the economic well-being of its … citizens.This volume contains nine original and innovative articles that investigate the relationship between a nation's health …