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Mexican and Hispanic net nutrition in the 19th century American West
Carson, Scott Alan - 2015
When traditional methods for measuring economic welfare are scarce or unreliable, heights and BMIs are now well accepted measurements that represent biological conditions during economic development. Weight, after controlling for height, is an alternative measure to BMI for current net...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011374201
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The usual suspects : does risk tolerance, altruism, and health predict the response to COVID-19?
Sheth, Ketki; Wright, Greg C. - 2020
find a quarter of students violated the order. Yet, neither risk preference, altruism, nor preexisting health conditions …-existing health conditions may not voluntarily comply, resulting in higher health care congestion than otherwise expected. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012213128
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Do working hours affect health? : evidence from statutory workweek regulations in Germany
Cygan-Rehm, Kamila; Wunder, Christoph - 2018
This study estimates the causal effect of working hours on health. We deal with the endogeneity of working hours … on subjective and several objective health measures. The effects are mainly driven by women and parents of minor children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011863622
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Statures, BMIs, and weight : a reassessment
Carson, Scott A. - 2013
decreases, and the two have different implications for human health. An alternative measure for net current biological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010223384
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High-pressure, high-paying jobs?
Nagler, Markus; Rincke, Johannes; Winkler, Erwin - 2022
pressure strongly associated with adverse health outcomes. In line with theories of compensating differentials, work pressure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013455770
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The health burden of e-waste : the impact of e-waste dumping sites on child mortality
Lovo, Stefania; Rawlings, Samantha B. - 2022
This paper examines the effect of e-waste dumping sites on early child health. We focus on two major dumping sites in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362397
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From the tallest to (one of) the fattest : the enigmatic fate of the American population in the 20th century
Komlos, John; Baur, Marieluise - 2003
considering that this adverse development is related to the greater social inequality, an inferior health-care system, and fewer …- and Northern European welfare states, with cradle to grave health and unemployment insurance currently provide a more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011509441
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Birth in times of war : an investigation of health, mortality and social class using historical clinical records
Geiger, Nadine; Wichert, Sebastian - 2019
WWII on newborn health using a unique data set of historical birth records ranging from December 1937 to September 1941 …. Furthermore we investigate the heterogeneity of this effect with respect to health at birth and for different social groups. To …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011996325
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Voting up? : the effects of democracy and franchise extension on human stature
Batinti, Alberto; Costa-Font, Joan; Hatton, Timothy J. - 2019
We study the health effects of the spread of democratic institutions and the extension of voting rights in 15 European … and contestation in reducing inequality and expanding health insurance coverage. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012029108
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Nineteenth century weight in the United States : revaluating net nutrition during economic development
Carson, Scott Alan - 2015
Heights and body mass index values (BMIs) are now well accepted measures that reflect net nutrition during economic development and institutional change. This study uses 19th century weights instead of BMIs to measure factors associated with current net nutrition. Across the weight distribution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334236