Research reports that perceived discrimination is positively associated with depressive
symptoms. The literature is limited when examining this relationship among Black men. This …

In the last few decades, there was a marked increase in consumer debt in the United States,
Latin America and other emerging countries, spurring a debate about the real costs and …

A common challenge faced by the healthcare systems in many low-and middle-income
countries is the substantial unmet mental healthcare needs, or the large gap between the …

While China's economy has grown rapidly in recent decades, urban-rural inequalities in
mental health have persisted, and depression is more prevalent among rural women. Using …

The introduction of the Medicare Prescription Drug program (Part D) in 2006 resulted in a
significant increase in access to coverage for older adults in the US Several studies have …

A growing body of evidence indicates that poor health early in life can leave lasting scars on
adult health and economic outcomes. While much of this literature focuses on childhood …

The effect of mental health on employment is a key policy question, but reliable causal
estimates are elusive. Exploiting panel data and extending recent techniques using …

Aims: Psychotherapy is a widely used treatment for mental disorders, but whether it also
improves employment and other labour market outcomes remains inconclusive. This study …

We employ a nonparametric partial identification approach to bound the causal effect of poor
mental health on employment and earnings using the National Longitudinal Study of Youth …

In this paper, I propose an economic theory of depression and its impact on health behavior
and longevity. Based on studies from happiness research, depression is conceptualized as …