96 words Text (including References, Tables and Appendices): 13,216 words JEL classifications: I12, I31, I20, I18

To arrest the spread of COVID-19 infection, strict adherence to frequent hand washing and respiratory hygiene protocols have been recommended. While these measures involve private effort, they provide health gains along with collective community benefits hence are likely be driven by pro-social motives like altruism reciprocity. Using data from 934 respondents collected April till May 2020 acro...

This paper studies the effect of fruit and vegetable consumption on human well-being. Using individual-level panel data from a representative sample of Australian households, I estimate the intake of fruit and vegetables to have positive and statistically significant impacts on a wide range of subjective well-being measures, including life satisfaction, self-assessed health, mental health, psyc...

To assess the importance of unequal access to medical expertise and services, we estimate causal effects having a child who is doctor on parents' mortality health care use. We use data from parents almost 22,000 participants in admission lotteries school Netherlands. Our findings indicate that informal services not an important cause differences mortality. (JEL H51, I11, I12, I14, I18)

The Obesity Epidemic in Europe This paper uses longitudinal micro-evidence from the European Community Household Panel to investigate the obesity phenomenon in nine EU countries from 1998 to 2001. The author documents cross-country prevalence, trends and cohort-age profiles of obesity among adults and analyses the socioeconomic factors contributing to the problem. The associated costs of obesit...

We study the optimal lock-down for a planner who controls fatalities of COVID-19 while minimizing output costs lock-down. The policy prescribes severe beginning few weeks after outbreak, covering almost 50 percent population month, with total duration shy 4 months. intensity depends on gradient fatality rate respect to infected and availability antibody testing, which yields welfare gain 2 GDP....

We use detailed data from a large retail panel to study the effect of participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on composition and nutrient content foods purchased for at-home consumption. find that SNAP is small relative cross-sectional variation most outcomes we consider. Estimates model relating household’s food purchases current level spending imply closing gap betwe...

We study the impact of group-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT ) for individuals selected from general population poor households in rural Ghana (N = 7,227). Results one to three months after program show strong impacts on mental and perceived physical health, socioemotional skills, economic self-perceptions. These effects hold regardless baseline distress. argue that this is because CBT ...

In the context of Sweden, we show that having a doctor in family raises preventive health investments throughout life cycle, improves physical health, and prolongs life. Two quasi-experimental research designs—medical school admission lotteries variation timing medical degrees—support causal interpretation these effects. A hypothetical policy would bring same behavior changes benefits to all Sw...