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Wealth, health, and child development : evidence from administrative data on Swedish lottery players
Cesarini, David; Lindqvist, Erik; Östling, Robert; … - 2015
We use administrative data on Swedish lottery players to estimate the causal impact of wealth on players' own health … assigned. In adults, we find no evidence that wealth impacts mortality or health care utilization, with the possible exception … mortality one sixth as large the cross-sectional gradient. In our intergenerational analyses, we find that wealth increases …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494786
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Closing down the shop : optimal health and wealth dynamics near the end of life
Hugonnier, Julien; Pelgrin, Florian; St.-Amour, Pascal - 2017
, accelerating the fall in wealth. Whereas standard explanations emphasize inevitable aging processes, we propose a com- plementary … live, individuals optimally deplete their health and wealth towards levels associated with high death risk and indifference …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011627127
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Influence of Socioeconomic Status, Wealth and Financial Empowerment on Gender Differences in Health and Healthcare Utilization in Later Life : Evidence from India
Roy, Kakoli - 2008
like education and income, and additional wealth indicators. The wealth indicators, measured by property ownership and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012772588
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A Theory of Socioeconomic Disparities in Health Over the Life Cycle
Galama, Titus J.; Van Kippersluis, Hans - 2015
Understanding of the substantial disparity in health between socioeconomic status (SES) groups is hampered by the lack of a sufficiently comprehensive theoretical framework to interpret empirical facts and to predict yet untested relations. Motivated by the observation that medical care explains...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014134546
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A closed-form solution for the health capital model
Strulik, Holger - 2014
This paper provides a closed-form solution for the health capital model of health demand. The results are exploited in order to prove analytically the comparative dynamics of the model. Results are derived for the so called pure investment model, the pure consumption model and a combination of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010429139
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Going from bad to worse : adaptation to poor health, health spending, longevity, and the value of life
Schünemann, Johannes; Strulik, Holger; Trimborn, Timo - 2015
Aging humans adapt to their worsening state of health and old people are usually happier than estimated by young individuals. In this paper we investigate how adaptation to a deteriorating state of health affects health spending, life expectancy, and the value of life. We set up a a life cycle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011388100
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A theory of socioeconomic disparities in health over the life cycle
Galama, Titus J.; Van Kippersluis, Hans - 2010
Understanding of the substantial disparity in health between low and high socioeconomic status (SES) groups is hampered by the lack of a suffciently comprehensive theoretical framework to interpret empirical facts and to predict yet untested relations. We present a life-cycle model that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011381036
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Cultural taboos and misinformation about menstrual health management in rural Bangladesh
Castro, Silvia; Czura, Kristina - 2024
Every month, millions of women worldwide face challenges managing their menstrual hygiene, suffering negative impacts on their health, education, and productivity. Cultural taboos and social norms may contribute to harmful health behaviors and may also interfere with attempts to improve...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014578551
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A Theory of Socioeconomic Disparities in Health Over the Life Cycle
Galama, Titus J.; Van Kippersluis, Hans - 2010
Understanding of the substantial disparity in health between low and high socioeconomic status (SES) groups is hampered by the lack of a suffciently comprehensive theoretical framework to interpret empirical facts and to predict yet untested relations. We present a life-cycle model that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014192101
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A Theory of Socioeconomic Disparities in Health Over the Life Cycle
Galama, Titus J.; Van Kippersluis, Hans - 2010
Understanding of the substantial disparity in health between low and high socioeconomic status (SES) groups is hampered by the lack of a sufficiently comprehensive theoretical framework to interpret empirical facts and to predict yet untested relations. The authors present a life-cycle model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014192430