and patterns of inequalities in health outcomes. In this paper we present the results obtained from several dynamic … time comparable longterm trends in individual health status across OECD. The FEM is a multi-risk multi-morbidity dynamic … microsimulation model to project health status and health demand. Given the dynamic structure of the model, we allow individual health …

spouse, disability, and a move toa nursing home, may affect the mental health status of the individual. Forexample, the … behavior,health status, and major life events, over time. To deal with endogenousaspects of these events we apply fixed effects … estimation methods. We findsome strikingly large effects of certain events on the occurrence of depression. We show that the …

In this paper we study the effect of the business cycle on the mortality rate of the major racial groups in the U ….S. Using county-level data from 1999 to 2005, we find that the unemployment rate is negatively related to mortality for whites … mortality and the business cycle identified in previous studies of the general U.S. population may vary by race …

We examine whether economic downturns are beneficial to health outcomes of newborn infants in developed countries. For … this we use merged population-wide registers on health and economic and demographic variables, including the national … dying within 28 days of birth by 10-15%. Effects are larger in low socio-economic status households. Health improvements …

While there is a growing literature on family health spillovers, questions remain about how sibling disability status …

expectancy and infant mortality in Italy are better and have improved more over time. The implication is that the Italian health …Canada spends more than Italy on health per capita and as a share of GDP and has a higher per capita GDP. Yet, life … care system provides better value for money. We examine whether Italy does get better health outcomes at lower costs. Using …

While much is now known about the effects of physical health shocks to pregnant women on the outcomes of the in …