New evidence on the relationship between mental and physical health

被引：5

作者：

Shangkhum, Prompong ^{[1
]}

Zikos, Vasileios ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Rajamangala Univ Technol Thanyaburi, Fac Business Adm, Dept Finance, 39 Moo 1,Klong 6, Khlong Luang 12110, Pathum Thani, Thailand

[2] Chulalongkorn Univ, Fac Econ, 254 Phayathai Rd, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

[3] Chulalongkorn Univ, Ctr Excellence Hlth Econ, 254 Phayathai Rd, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2023年 / 233卷

关键词：

Mental health; Physical health; Panel data; HILDA; STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS; VARIABLES; LOCUS; RISK;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111378

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Past research has documented that mental health has a causal impact on physical health. This represents a local average treatment effect, but policymakers are primarily interested in mental health changes for the entire population, not just those exposed to an arbitrary exogenous shock. The need for reliable quantitative evidence presents a notable empirical challenge. To fill this research void, we use a recent method proposed by Oster (2019) to assess the reliability of the instrumental-variable estimates. Our findings support the soundness of the instrumental-variable estimates in the present context, meaning that researchers can have a good degree of confidence in using such estimates for policy formulation.

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