Events and invitations

Anastasia Terskaya: Fortunate Families? The Effects of Wealth on Marriage and Fertility (HEPII Seminars

2:00 PM

We estimate the effects of large, positive wealth shocks on marriage and fertility in a sample of Swedish lottery players. For male winners, wealth increases marriage formation and fertility, and there...

HEPII workshop and stall at ECON MUNI for Health

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Health is the most precious thing we have.  Join us to do something for yourself and others! The Faculty of Economics and Administration of MU is organizing a health prevention event for students and staff and HEPII will be a part of it.

David Perez-Mesa : Gradients in child health and gender inequality in India (HEPII Seminars

2:00 PM

This paper attempts to study the trends and patterns of gradients in child malnutrition in India based on maternal education, household wealth and birth order. We then examine the role of child gender...

Emily Dore : Structural impacts on health across the life span (HEPII Seminars

2:00 PM

In this talk, I will discuss how the life course perspective and social determinants of health framework guide my research agenda. While the relationship between childhood socioeconomic status and adult...

Michal Horny: Wheel of (mis)fortune: Why do Americans not know the cost of their care in advance? (HEPII Seminars

10:00 AM

Unexpected medical bills and out-of-pocket medical costs top the list of American adults’ financial worries. Yet, meaningful price information has been difficult for consumers to obtain before receiving...

Exploring Population Health & Health Equity: Insights from an Economist and a Sociologist (MUNI Seminar Series)

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

A sociologist and health economist will discuss how their respective fields address population health and health equity. Health equity aims for equal access to health resources and similar health outcomes...

Simen Markussen: Overeducation and Economic Mobility (HEPII Seminars

2:00 PM

We assess the hypothesis that declining intergenerational economic mobility in Norway is attributable to a rising signaling value of education accompanied by more overeducation particularly among upperclass...

Vahid Moghani: Health (expenditure) disparities: The firm contribution (HEPII Seminars

2:00 PM