The first major insurance expansion of the Affordable Care Act – a provision requiring insurers to allow dependents to remain on parents’ health insurance until turning 26 – took effect in September 2010. We estimate this mandate’s impacts on numerous health-related outcomes using a...

This paper uses a direct measure of information to empirically investigate the determinants of consumer health information and the linkage of the information to demand for preventive care. In our analysis, two equations are estimated: 1) health information and 2) demand for preventive care,...

Die Fragen nach Bedingungen psychischer Gesundheit gewinnen in der öffentlichen Debatte zunehmend an Bedeutung. Dies findet z.B. einen Niederschlag in einer wachsenden Akzeptanz betrieblichen Gesundheitspräventionsprogrammen u. Gesundheitsmanagement u.v.a.m. . Der vorliegende Band arbeitet den...

Deficient birth outcomes entail greater mortality risks and higher probabilities of poor future health. This study examines the effect of the World Health Organization’s prenatal care recommendations for developing countries. It accounts for the endogenous nature of prenatal care decisions by...

This paper investigates the relationship between attendance at nursery school and children's outcomes in adolescence. In particular, we are interested in child cognitive development at ages 11, 14 and 16, intentions towards tertiary education, economic activity in early adulthood, and in a group...