Health dynamics shape life-cycle incomes |
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Affiliation: | 1. Bureau of Economic Analysis;2. Department of Economics, University of Georgia;3. The World Bank |
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Abstract: | This paper empirically investigates the long-run effects of major health improvements on income growth in the United States. To isolate exogenous changes in health, the econometric model uses quasi-experimental variation in cardiovascular disease mortality across states over time. Based on data for the white population, the results show that there is a causal link between health and income per person, and they provide novel evidence that health dynamics shape life-cycle incomes. Life-cycle income profiles slope more strongly at the beginning and at the end of work life in 2000 than in 1960, indicating that age becomes a more prominent determinant of income dynamics over this period. The channels for this transformation include better health, higher educational attainment, and changing labor supply. |
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Keywords: | Age Mortality Life expectancy Productivity Education Labor supply |
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