Do wealth shocks affect health? New evidence from the housing boom

We exploit wealth shocks arising from housing wealth gains to examine the relationship between wealth and health. In UK household panel data positive housing wealth gains lower the likelihood of home owners exhibiting a range of non-chronic health conditions with no effect on renters. For owners hou...

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Main Authors: Fichera, Eleonora, Gathergood, John
Format: Article
Published: Wiley 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38733/