Despite increasing recognition of the link between health and economic development in low-
income countries, the relationship has to date received scant attention in rich countries. We …

A very special debt of gratitude is owed to George C. Myers, former director of the Center for
Demographic Studies at Duke University, who passed away in 2000. Not only did Dr. Myers …

Chronic conditions and diseases are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Europe,
accounting for 86% of total premature deaths, and the burden is likely to grow. The …

We use matching combined with difference-in-differences to identify the causal effects of
sudden illness, represented by acute hospitalizations, on employment and income up to six …

We provide new evidence on households' labor supply responses to fatal and severe
nonfatal health shocks in the short run and medium run. To identify causal effects, we …

We follow individuals as they retire using discrete-time hazard models applied to a stock
sample from 12 waves of the British Household Panel Survey. We use a generalised …

This paper surveys the relation between the labor supply and the health of the elderly,
based on major studies conducted earlier and new literature. Most of the empirical literature …

We provide novel evidence on the impact of a child's health shock on parental labor market
outcomes. To identify the causal effect, we leverage long panels of high-quality Finnish and …

This paper investigates the causal impact of retirement on late‐life mental health, a growing
concern for public health, because major depressive disorders are the second leading …

Chronic diseases are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Europe, and research
suggests that complex conditions such as diabetes and depression will impose an even …