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 chapter reviews the existing empirical evidence on how social insurance affects health. Social insurance … encompasses programs primarily designed to insure against health risks, such as health insurance, sick leave insurance, accident …. Surprisingly, evidence on how changes in coverage impact beneficiaries' health is scant and inconclusive. This lack of identified …

provided at family health centers, which operate on a walk-in basis and are located within the neighborhoods in close proximity …This paper examines the impact of universal, free, and easily accessible primary healthcare on population health as …. The Family Medicine Program (FMP), launched in 2005, assigns each Turkish citizen to a specific state-employed family …

income distribution. In this paper, we examine the effects of minimum wage increases on the health of the children of … immigrants. Their parents are disproportionately represented in minimum wage jobs, typically have less access to health care and … the National Health Interview Survey from the years 2000 - 2015, we examine whether children of low-educated immigrants …

based health insurance. The information package consists of a detailed brochure which is distributed to households through … understanding how knowledge about the functioning of insurance can be enhanced in a context where the concept of insurance is …

, family acceptance, and economic conditions bear an association with self-rated physical and mental health of sexual … minorities. Social rejection bears a negative association with physical and mental health. Family acceptance shares a positive … association with physical and mental health. Periods characterized by worse economic conditions (2013-2014 versus 2018 …

We propose a Bayesian factor analysis model to rank the health of localities. Mortality and morbidity variables …

HIV-positive men's treatment consumption and health outcomes. To establish a causal relationship between reviews and … for individuals who are in worse health and thus face stronger incentives to choose more effective medication despite side … health investments in the presence of adverse treatment side effects. …

malaria more salient, leading to a change in beliefs about its importance and to an increase in private health investments. …

malaria more salient, leading to a change in beliefs about its importance and to an increase in private health investments. …