unimodal one, the evolution of the health distribution has preceded that of income, global inequality and poverty has decreased …, global inequality and poverty would be substantially underestimated if the dependence between the income and health …

birth cohorts observed from 1975 to 1995. We assume that health status is determined by social status, defined as income … relative to the mean income of a reference group. When reference groups are not observed, health is a function of income whose … cyclical increases in income may raise mortality, even when the long-run effects of income are in the opposite direction. There …

income change and health indicators. Using data on life expectancy, infant mortality and income for a small subset of largely …This paper discusses historical and recent cross-country evidence relating income to measures of health. After a review … wealthy countries over the 1913-1999 period, the paper examines correlations between income and health at period start and end …

inequalities. Our empirical design leverages the timing of sudden, first parental deaths, allowing us to focus on the health and …. Exploring the underlying mechanisms, we observe that both women and men experience increased mental health issues after parental … mental health-related and opioid prescriptions. Furthermore, we find that women with young children experience a …

Extreme weather induced by climate change can have major consequences for human health. In this study, I quantify the … effect of tropical storm frequency and severity on mortality using objective meteorological data and the universe of vital … dispersion and population density along the storm track, I project changes in past storm-related mortality under various …

Extreme weather induced by climate change can have major consequences for human health. In this study, I quantify the … effect of tropical storm frequency and severity on mortality using objective meteorological data and the universe of vital … dispersion and population density along the storm track, I project changes in past storm-related mortality under various …