In settings with uncertainty, tension exists between ex ante and ex post notions of fairness (e.g., equal opportunity … versus equal outcomes). In a laboratory experiment, the most common behavioral pattern is for subjects to select the ex ante … findings suggest that the most common attitude toward fairness involves a time-consistent preference for applying naive …

What is inequality in health? Are economists' standard tools for measuring income inequality relevant or useful for … measuring it? Does income protect health and does income inequality endanger it? I discuss two different concepts of health … inequality, whether within groups or between them, has no effect on average health. Even so, the slope of the relationship …

socioeconomic disparities in the burden of disease. Implications for health care policy are: (1) enhanced physiological capital has … done more to reduce inequities in health status than has wider access to health care; (2) the main contribution of more … rate of depreciation; (4) lifestyle change is the most important issue affecting health equity in rich countries; and (5 …

between religion and health. The topic is particularly germane for the health of women and of the elderly, who are much more … relationships between religiosity, age, and gender, as well as the effects of religiosity on a range of health measures and health … not clear why women are so much more religious than men. In most countries, religious people report better health; they …

party. Examples include business gifts of firms and lobbyists. In a series of experiments, we show that, even without …