-born people, thus raising concerns about health inequities during pandemics. We analyzed influenza vaccination rates among …Previous research has documented lower vaccination rates among ethnic and racial minorities as well as foreign … children with US-born parents and those with at least one immigrant parent. We found that children with immigrant parents have …

In this paper, we estimate socioeconomic heterogeneity in the effect of unexpected health shocks on labor market … heterogeneity in the effects, in which individuals with a low education level suffer relatively more from a given health shock …. These results hold across a wide range of different types of health shocks and become more pronounced with age. Our results …

This paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19, as reported in the Child Development … health and the three measures of religion/religiosity. Those children (self-report or primary caregiver report) who have … overall health and psychological health of the child. Three measures of religion/religiosity of the child are employed …

To our knowledge, no study has examined the effect of immigration on the health of older natives. We use the Study of … Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to investigate whether immigration affects depression among natives 65 …-80 years old. Immigration may increase the supply and lower the price of personal and household services, a term that refers to …

We identify the ages that constitute critical periods in children's development towards their adult health status. For …. Long-run health is proxied by adult height. The relation between siblings' ages at migration and their heights after age 18 …

We estimate the effects of early childhood malaria exposure on education and health at older ages by exploiting … to worse mental and physical health outcomes in old age as reflected in particular in worse cognitive function, a higher …

an integrated developmental approach to child and adult health that considers the costs and benefits of interventions … over the life cycle. We suggest policies to promote child health which are currently outside the boundaries of conventional …

Study, we estimate the intergenerational correlation of mental health between mothers, their children, and their …Individuals suffering from mental health problems are often severely limited in their social and economic functioning …. Mental health problems can develop early in life, are frequently chronic in nature, and have an established hereditary …

We study the impact of work loss on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Combining data on work loss and health … deterioration of mental health was more than a widespread increase in lighter symptoms. Overall, our findings suggest that the … economic disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected the mental health of workers most exposed to loss of work. …

expressing health care-seeking behavior as a function of economic and behavioral fundamentals and highlighting the role of trust …. We report several findings. First, we document a strong association between higher levels of trust in the health care … scenarios, from routine check-ups to vaccinations. Second, the impact of trust on health care utilization is similar in …