Healthy bodies and thick wallets: the dual relation between health and economic status.

TitleHealthy bodies and thick wallets: the dual relation between health and economic status.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1999
AuthorsSmith, JP
JournalJ Econ Perspect
Volume13
Issue2
Pagination144-66
Date Published1999 Spring
ISSN Number0895-3309
Call Numberpubs_1999_Smith_JJEconPers.pdf
KeywordsFinancing, Personal, Health Expenditures, Health Status, Humans, Socioeconomic factors, United States
Abstract

The first section of this paper documents the size of the association between health and one prominent economic status measure--household wealth. The next section deals with how health influences economic status by sketching out reasons why health may alter household savings (and eventually wealth) and then providing estimates of the empirical magnitude of these effects. The third section shifts attention to the other pathway--the links between economic status and health--and summarizes major controversies and evidence surrounding these issues.
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User Guide Notes

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15179962?dopt=Abstract
Endnote Keywords

Health Production/Health Behavior/Health Shocks/Economic Status/Income/Savings/Wealth
Endnote ID

1100
Alternate JournalJ Econ Perspect
Citation Key6634
PubMed ID15179962
PubMed Central IDPMC3697076
Grant ListR37 AG012394 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States