Australia, a country with universal health care. Using administrative time-series data on mortality that varies by state, age …Worldwide, countries have been restricting work and social activities to counter an emerging public health crisis due … than good due to the economic contraction, despite a large literature that finds mortality rates decline during recessions …

What effect does rising income inequality have on mortality rates in developed countries? In particular, does the rise … the effect of rising income inequality on mortality rates of men and women in a subset of OECD countries over six decades …-run significant negative effect on mortality risk for both men and women, that is, an increase in income inequality does not appear to …

Superstition is a widespread phenomenon. We empirically examine its impact on health-related behavior and health … bad outcomes, we observe substantial adaptions in health-related behavior. Our identification exploits idiosyncratic … for the period of the Ghost Months reductions in mortality, hospital admissions, and births. While the effect on mortality …