Prostate cancer is a global health problem, but incidence varies considerably across
different continents. Asia is traditionally considered a low-incidence area, but the incidence …

How might COVID-19 affect human capital and wellbeing in the long run? The COVID-19
pandemic has already imposed a heavy human cost—taken together, this public health …

We build on and extend the findings in Case and Deaton (2015) on increases in mortality
and morbidity among white non-Hispanic Americans in midlife since the turn of the century …

Research on maternal-fetal epigenetic programming argues that adverse exposures to the
intrauterine environment can have long-term effects on adult morbidity and mortality …

We use novel, large-scale data on 17.5 million Americans to study how a policy-driven
increase in economic resources affects children's long-term outcomes. Using the 2000 …

Per capita alcohol consumption in the WHO European Region, including the European
Union (‎ EU)‎, is the highest in the world, which results in proportionally higher levels of …

We use novel, large-scale data on 43 million Americans from the 2000 Census and the 2001
to 2013 American Communities Survey linked to the Social Security Administration's …

This paper discusses the potential long‐run effects of large‐scale unemployment during the
COVID‐19 crisis in the labour market on vulnerable job losers and labour market entrants in …

Accurate measurements of ground-level PM 2.5 (particulate matter with aerodynamic
diameters equal to or less than 2.5 μm) concentrations are critically important to human and …

This paper uses several large cross-sectional data sources and a new approach to estimate
midlife effects of entering the labor market in a recession on mortality by cause and various …