mortality, independently and through income and education. Non-cognitive ability is a stronger predictor of the risk of … mortality than cognitive ability. For middle and high income earners, and individuals with a college education, there are no … associations between the abilities and mortality. However, for low income earners and individuals without a college education …

effect is entirely driven by an increase in mortality among low income individuals, who are more likely to experience …

This paper studies the effects of day care exposure on behavioral problems and mental health as well as on various … aspects of physical health, at various ages during childhood. We draw on a unique set of comprehensive individual-level out …-patient and inpatient health care register data from Sweden over the period 1999-2008 merged with other population register data …

on late-life cardiovascular disease, BMI, height, type-2 diabetes and the intake of sugar, fat and carbohydrates, as well … sugar exposure. We find t hat p renatal e xposure t o d erationing increases education and reduces BMI and sugar consumption …

cause of death with parents' labour market outcomes, health outcomes, marital status, and subsequent fertility. We exploit … and various non-labor income components and we consider patterns over time. We find that labor market effects are …

We study the effects of parental job loss on children's health, educational achievement and labor market success as … no effects of parental job loss on childhood health, school performance or outcomes as young adults although parents are …

mechanisms behind these effects are, however, still largely unknown. In this paper, we examine birth-order effects on health, and … whether health at young age could be a transmission channel for birth-order effects observed later in life. Our results show … that firstborns have worse health at birth. This disadvantage is reversed in early age and later-born siblings are more …

infant health and maternal behavior. The detrimental effects of alcohol exposure in utero are well documented and universal … alcohol prevention programs are an important part of national strategies to promote maternal and child health. Identifying …

We analyze to what extent health outcomes of Swedish children are worse among children whose parents become unemployed … parental unemployment on child health. …