Posts tagged with 'health'
May 30, 2025
Raising the glass raises risks for the whole family
Finnish study reveals significant health consequences of legal drinking ages, with risks spilling over to siblings
March 31, 2023
Better housing leads to better health
New study reveals significant cost savings through reduced hospital admissions
September 24, 2021
It hurts to be economically insecure
Chronic pain rises during recessions, but not among the jobless
August 5, 2021
UK sugar levy effectively reduced calorie intake from soft drinks
New study identifies product reformulation as key driver
July 1, 2021
How environmental pollution affects educational and labor market outcomes
IZA workshop discusses new research on environment, health and labor markets
July 3, 2020
Poor air quality increases COVID-19 deaths
Moving at-risk patients out of polluted areas could reduce the case fatality rate
November 21, 2019
Tobacco control strategies that work
New findings on the effectiveness of smoking bans, sales restrictions and pictorial warnings
September 27, 2019
Low Emission Zones in Germany improve population health
Reduced air pollution in urban areas translates into fewer circulatory and respiratory diseases
November 29, 2018
Early retirement increases mortality risk among men
Unhealthy retirement lifestyles may lead to more premature deaths
July 10, 2018
How the Chernobyl cloud affected cognitive abilities in Germany
Even low doses of radiation can have significant human capital costs.
April 26, 2018
Air pollution increases crime in London
Higher levels of air pollution in London increase the rate of most types of crime in the capital and, in […]
April 24, 2018
The moral hazard of life-saving innovations: Naloxone access, opioid abuse, and crime
By Jennifer Doleac and Anita Mukherjee The United States is grappling with an epidemic of opioid abuse and mortality. The […]
January 1, 2018
When the unhealthy self kills our New Year’s resolutions
“New Year’s Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin […]
July 7, 2017
Public health in utero: How external factors influence birth outcomes
By Jeanna Canapari (Yale University) In the study of birth outcomes, going to extremes is not always necessary. While intense […]
March 18, 2016
How (lack of) sleep affects our economic behavior
Today is World Sleep Day! As recent IZA research shows, a good night of sleep is not just a matter […]
October 22, 2015
How language influences children’s economic behavior
Patience is an important trait in children that can make a difference for a lifetime. Many disciplines, including economics, have […]
September 24, 2015
Street prostitution zones make cities safer
Designated zones for street prostitution have reduce crime in the Netherlands. Data from 1994-2011 for Dutch cities show a decrease […]
July 7, 2015
Early-life medical interventions benefit siblings of treated children
When newborns with a too low birth weight are treated, even their non-affected siblings benefit. This is the conclusion of […]
February 20, 2015
Sports and exercise boost labor market performance and earnings
Many public policy campaigns aim at encouraging people to be more physically active. Sports and exercise enhance physical and mental […]
February 4, 2015
Pour some sugar in me: Faster, better decisions with glucose
Many factors influence the quality of decision making: importance, relevance, and even time of day can affect the degree to […]
January 16, 2015
How health status affects individual time use
Economics is the science on scarce resources. And what is more scarce than time in modern societies? A recent literature […]
October 10, 2014
Why aging and working makes us happy – in four charts
By Carol Graham and Milena Nikolova In the past few years, economists and other social scientists have made great strides […]
August 15, 2014
Living with a stranger: The “Retired Husband Syndrome” in Japan
Retirement is not just a major turning point in the life of a working man, but it often affects his […]
July 21, 2014
Long-run effects of ADHD medication on health and crime
The number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is on its all-time high. In Germany, for example, […]
July 18, 2014
How Viagra changed the lifestyle of elderly men
The introduction of Viagra in 1998 changed the world of men suffering from erectile dysfunction. Up until then, there were […]
July 4, 2014
Sick on the job or sick of the job? Insurance benefits and absenteeism
Absenteeism is a cause of substantial loss of working time worldwide. In some OECD countries nearly 10 percent of annual […]
April 28, 2014
Why British men were ten centimeters shorter a century ago
Smaller families, improved knowledge about nutrition and hygiene, and a cleaner environment with better housing, less overcrowding and a reduction […]
April 7, 2014
Unborn babies respond to grandparents’ death
There is ample evidence that fetuses are negatively affected by diseases and other health issues of the mother. But little […]
March 14, 2014
Parents manipulate birth timing to receive child benefits
In light of the recent recession, the Spanish government eliminated a generous child benefit in 2011. Until December 31, 2010, […]
March 10, 2014
The consequences of Chernobyl on children’s later labor market career
Austria is one of the countries that received most radioactive fallout as a result of the nuclear catastrophe in Chernobyl […]
January 27, 2014
Soccer motivates the unemployed
International soccer tournaments attract enormous attention in most countries. Germany is one country in which these soccer tournaments are especially […]
January 24, 2014
Global warming: one hot day costs up to 70 cents per capita
With rising temperatures, sea levels and more and more episodes of extreme weather, most people agree that the global climate […]
November 22, 2013
People who play sports do better on the job
Does playing sports or going to the gym help your career? In a new IZA discussion paper, Paul Downward and […]
August 30, 2013
Lowering the legal drinking age has no detrimental impact on youth
How does the legal drinking age influence youth behavior? In a new IZA Discussion Paper, Stefan Boes and Steven Stillman […]
August 9, 2013
The effect of sorority membership on eating disorders
Eating disorders affect 12-25% of college women. While previous research has established a positive correlation between sorority membership and eating […]
July 19, 2013
Low fast-food prices make teenagers fat
How do food prices affect body fatness of teenagers aged 12 to 18? This is the research question raised by […]
July 5, 2013
Getting stuck in the blues – on the persistence of depression and anxiety
With 10% of the population in the Western world affected, depression and anxiety are two major health disorders. While the […]