networks. We first study 75 villages in Karnataka, 43 of which were exposed to microfinance after we first collected detailed …

In many health domains, we are concerned that observed links - for example, between "healthy" behaviors and good … vary over time. When a particular health behavior becomes more recommended, the take-up of the behavior may be larger among … people with other positive health behaviors. Such changes in selection would make it even more difficult to learn about …

relationships between religiosity, age, and gender, as well as the effects of religiosity on a range of health measures and health … between religion and health. The topic is particularly germane for the health of women and of the elderly, who are much more … not clear why women are so much more religious than men. In most countries, religious people report better health; they …

with lasting effects on health status, affecting individuals as they age. We take advantage of data on occupational … instruments may have indirect effects on later health, we also control for respondent's pre-labor market health, education and … substantial evidence that a blue collar occupation at labor force entry is associated with decrements to later health status …

age-gender interactive effects. Through sibling-random and fixed effects models, we find that a one percent increase in a …

Women have worse self-rated health and more hospitalization episodes than men from early adolescence to late middle age …, but are less likely to die at each age. We use 14 years of data from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey to examine … this paradox. Our results indicate that the difference in self-assessed health between women and men can be entirely …

implications for population health and the environment: improved cookstoves. Motivated by a model of intra-household decision … gender differences in preferences to promote technology adoption absent broader social change …

gender differentials in health. About 25-46% of the differentials in non-work physical activity can be attributed to …This study examines racial, ethnic and gender differentials in physical activity. Individuals engage in physical … shown that non-work physical activity has a positive impact on health while work physical activity has a negative impact on …

Recent policy debates on closing the education gender gap in developing countries have focused on cash transfers, but …-five children in Turkey. I find gains in health and human capital among age-eligible children of both sexes. However, educational …