Este estudio utiliza datos de dos encuestas de individuos en Estados Unidos, el Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) y el Medical Expenses Panel Survey (MEPS), para analizar posibles diferencias en el estado de salud entre las personas casadas y las solteras, ambas en edad de trabajar. Cuando...

We use the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to study the relationship between marriage and health for working-age (20 to 64) individuals. In both data sets married agents are healthier than unmarried ones, and the health gap between married...

The role of friends in the US opioid epidemic is examined. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Health), adults aged 25-34 and their high school best friends are focused on. An instrumental variable technique is employed to estimate peer effects in opioid...