The effect of job loss on health may play an important role in the development of the SES-health gradient. In this … the Health and Re- tirement Study and biomarker measures collected in 2006 and 2008. We use a variety of econometric … evidence that business closures lead to worse health outcomes. We also find no evidence that biomarker health measures predict …

This paper aims to quantify and compare inequalities of opportunity in health across European countries considering two … stand for almost 50% of the health inequality due to circumstances and efforts in Barry scenario and 57.5% in Roemer … scenario. The comparison of the magnitude of inequalities of opportunity in health across European countries shows considerable …

). These variables include one's state of health, social support and participation, exercise, job satisfaction and satisfaction …

In March 2014 the UN World Health Organization (World Health Organization, 2014), released a study reporting that in … analysis, especially those related to health, can offset the resource costs and yield overall marginally positive macro …

We investigate sibling correlations in health status using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and Bayesian methods that … estimate that between 50% and 60% of health status can be attributed to familial or neighborhood characteristics. Taking the … previous estimates of sibling correlations in health that rely on linear models, are more in-line with sibling correlations in …

health status as well as state and industry fixed effects, we show that poor local labor market conditions are associated … economic conditions pose health risks and illustrate an important contrast with studies based on aggregate data. …

rates and school performance, health, labor supply, and lifetime income. Males and high ability children gain significantly …