several health outcomes and find that, in general, increased openness is associated with lower rates of infant mortality and …, but not all, of the positive association between openness and health may result from more open economies receiving more …

with mortality. This paper studies the effects of income on health and mortality, using only the part of income variation … causally generates good health and that this effect is of similar magnitude as when traditional estimation techniques are used …A vast literature has established a strong positive association of income with health status and a negative association …

mortality data, and contribute to two bodies of literature. First, we demonstrate a beneficial causal effect of education on … health and longevity in contrast to other twin-based studies of the US population, which show little or no effect of … education on health. Second, we present evidence that parents compensate for differences in their children's health endowments …

We estimate the life expectancy gap that can be bridged by improving the quality of public health and health care … and medical progress that “lift up” life expectancy independently from the quality of domestic health systems) in a model … life expectancy gap that countries with lower quality health systems can bridge if catching up and reaching the existing …

on morbidity and mortality. We show that health based selection into smoking has increased over the last fifty years with … knowledge of its health effects. We show that the effect of smoking on mortality is higher for high educated individuals and for …We show that individuals who are in poorer health, independently from smoking, are more likely to start smoking and to …

) mortality later in life. In addition, we examine to what extent these long-run effects run by way of cognitive ability and … (across the full range) and CV mortality rate later in life is significantly stronger if the individual is born in a recession …

We analyze the effect of economic conditions early in life on individual mortality rate later in life, using business … death, covering a window of unprecedented size (1912-2000) are merged with historical data on macroeconomic and health … indicators. We correct for secular changes over time and other mortality determinants. We nonparametrically compare those born in …

mortality and infant health and then consider how the estimated effects vary when the analysis is conducted at differing levels … local downturns lead to the greatest improvements in health in low-income states. -- health ; recessions ; mortality …This paper considers the relationship between local economic conditions and health with a focus on different approaches …

macroeconomic conditions and fatalities. The main finding is that total mortality and deaths from several common causes increase … a 0.4 percent rise in total mortality and 0.4, 1.1, 1.8, 2.1 and 0.8 percent increases in deaths from cardiovascular … physical health. …