The current article summarizes the results of a comprehensive review of the international
research published between 1990 and 2010. The research was focused on the prevalence …

Unemployment has an adverse effect on health. This effect is still demonstrable when social
class, poverty, age and pre-existing morbidity are adjusted for. Unemployed men and their …

The financial crisis in Europe has posed major threats and opportunities to health. We trace
the origins of the economic crisis in Europe and the responses of governments, examine the …

This study investigates the relationship between economic conditions and health. Total
mortality and eight of the ten sources of fatalities examined are shown to exhibit a procyclical …

What is ahealthy'lifestyle? Which is more significant: the social circumstances in which
people live, or lifestyle habits such as exercise or smoking? Health and Lifestyles is the first …

Using microdata for adults from 1987 to 2000 years of the Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS), I show that smoking and excess weight decline during …

This study uses aggregate data for 23 Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) countries over the 1960–1997 period to examine the relationship …

This study uses microdata from the 1972–1981 National Health Interview Surveys (NHIS) to
examine how health status and medical care utilization fluctuate with state macroeconomic …

The relationship between economic fluctuations and mortality is assessed with data from
Spain during the years 1980–1997, when national unemployment oscillated between 7 …

This study investigates the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and two alcohol-
related outcomes—liquor consumption and highway vehicle fatalities. Fixed-effect models …