This paper proposes the hypothesis that genetic distance to the health frontier influences population health outcomes … important factor in understanding health inequalities across countries. In particular, the paper documents a remarkably robust … negative link between genetic distance to the United States and population health --- as measured by life expectancy at birth …

This paper investigates the factors that determine differences across OECD countries in health outcomes, using data on … health and social spending, lifestyle variables, and medical innovation. Our first set of regressions includes a set of … also tests whether in the long-run countries tend to achieve similar levels of health outcomes. Our results show that …

This paper investigates the factors that determine differences across OECD countries in health outcomes, using data on … health and social spending, lifestyle variables, and medical innovation. Our first set of regressions include a set of … also tests whether in the long-run countries tend to achieve similar levels of health outcomes. Our results show that …