parametric and non-parametric estimations with varying bandwidths. Overall, our findings suggest the relevance of health …

Numerous studies have evaluated the effect of nutrition early in life on health much later in life by comparing …. In this paper we estimate this average causal effect on health outcomes later in life, by applying instrumental variable …

For empirical analysis and policy-oriented recommendation, the precise measurement of individual health or well …-being is essential. The problem with variables based on questionnaires such as self-assessed health is that the answer may … depend on individual reporting behaviour. Moreover, if individual's health perception varies with certain attitudes of the …

changes in BP in a high-income country. We use data from clinical health assessments carried out in 2010 (baseline) and 2014 … individuals) and individuals without public health insurance coverage. However, we find no effects when we include in the analysis …

. First, we cover the role of health in driving economic growth and well-being and discuss standard frameworks for assessing … and their macroeconomic repercussions. Fourth, we discuss the health toll and economic impacts of five infectious diseases … human toll and impose a staggering economic burden, early and targeted health and economic policy interventions can often …

Thai health system, this paper discusses the trends, causes, and impact of obesity in Thailand. It is particularly geared … explores its causes and risk factors for children, adults, and the elderly. Obesity's impact is outlined in terms of the health … and non-health impacts of obesity, including the health problems resulting from this condition, the cost to the healthcare …

The paper describes the issue of the impact of poverty and income inequality on the health of the population using … health to the disadvantage of the poor, and to changes in impoverishment and income inequality associated with payments for … health care. After demonstrating the logic of the investigation, the paper recapitulates the information about results of …

of such health inequality measures as the concentration index (CI) depends crucially on the underlying health measure …. The highest degree of inequality is found when dichotomized subjective health measures like health satisfaction or self …-assessed health (SAH) are employed. Measures of medical care usage like doctor visits result in substantially lower concentration …

We use individual and multi-level data from Zambia on child nutritional health to test the absolute income hypothesis …-linear positive relation between economic resources and health, confirming the AIH. For the RIH we find sensitivity to what reference … affect health negatively, we find higher income inequality to robustly associate with better child health. The results …

This paper extends the earlier work of Davillas and Jones (2021) on socioeconomic inequality in mental health, measured … by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), to include the second national lockdown up to March 2021. …