We estimate the effect of additional pension income on mortality outcomes by exploring the eli- gibility criteria of a … both mental and physical health. In addition, individuals feel less financially constrained and are more optimistic about …

We provide a comprehensive picture of the health effects of social isolation using longitudinal data over 21 European … isolation index and mortality, which is much stronger in Eastern countries. While all of our pooled countries estimates ranged … between a 20 to 30% increase in the mortality hazard for the socially isolated, that number jumps to 45% for the Eastern …

mortality rates as indicators for the health status and analyse the convergence/divergence of overall mortality for (i) the … health status is an important dimension. In the following paper we focus on the question whether the health status between … whole population, for (ii) females, for (iii) males and for (iv) the gender gap in overall mortality. Convergence …

disease mortality across states over time. The results show that there is a causal link between health and income per person …This paper empirically investigates the long-run effects of major health improvements on income growth in the United … States. To isolate exogenous changes in health, the econometric model uses quasi-experimental variation in cardiovascular …

of Portugal, indicating favorable health and mortality conditions in Poland. However, Poland's greater relative number of … health status across Europe. Variations in HLE, however, do not necessarily reflect underlying differences in health and … mortality levels among countries and are particularly sensitive when broken down by population subgroups. For instance, despite …