This discussion paper resulted in an article in <I>Health Economics</I> (2012). Volume 21, issue 4, pages 367-385.<P …> Rapid urbanization could have positive and negative health effects, such that the net impact on population health is not … individual level longitudinal data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey to estimate the net health impact of China …

On average, child health outcomes are better in urban than in rural areas of developing countries. Understanding the … nature and the causes of this rural-urban disparity is essential in contemplating the health consequences of the rapid … urbanization taking place throughout the developing world and in targeting resources appropriately to raise population health. We …

of the ontribution of unobserved heterogeneity at the household and the community level. Using Demographic and Health …—potable water, electricity and quality of housing materials—are the most important contributors explaining 38% of the gap …

="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167629614001180">'Journal of Health Economics'</A> 2015, 39, 17-30.<P> This is the first study to analyze effects of in utero exposure …

type consists of characteristics of the individual himself, such as age, health, income, etc. The second type of variables … consists of the characteristics of the individuals belonging to his reference group. The vast literature about happiness … reference groups in SWB-models. In this paper we employ the reference-extended model for incorporating in happiness studies the …

significant effect of religiosity on happiness. With respect to Jewish families it is most striking that the impact of family size …

This discussion paper resulted in the publication 'Wealth and Health Behavior: Testing the Concept of a Health Cost … phenomenon by developing a theory of health behavior, and exploiting both lottery winnings and inheritances to test the theory …. We distinguish between the direct monetary cost and the indirect health cost (value of health lost) of unhealthy …