Research

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals


Fair Pension Policies with Occupation-Specific Aging (with Volker Grossman and Holger Strulik) 

Economic Journal, forthcoming. [WP]


Health and economic growth: Reconciling the micro and macro evidence (with David E. Bloom, David Canning, Rainer Kotschy, and Klaus Prettner)

World Development 178, 106575, 2024.  [Article] [WP]


Anticipation of deteriorating health and information avoidance (with Holger Strulik and Timo Trimborn) 

Journal of Health Economics 89, 102755, 2023. [Article] [WP]

Boosting taxes for boasting about houses? Status concerns in the housing market (with Timo Trimborn)

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 205, 120-143, 2023. [Article] [WP]


Optimal Demand for Medical and Long-Term Care (with Holger Strulik and Timo Trimborn)  

Journal of the Economics of Ageing 23, 100400, 2022. [Article] [WP]


The marriage gap: Optimal aging and death in partnerships (with Holger Strulik and Timo Trimborn) 

Review of Economic Dynamics 36, 158-176, 2020. [Article] [WP]


The gender gap in mortality: How much is explained by behavior? (with Holger Strulik and Timo Trimborn) 

Journal of Health Economics 54, 79-90, 2017. [Article] [WP]


Going from bad to worse: Adaptation to poor health, health spending, longevity, and the value of life (with Holger Strulik and Timo Trimborn) 

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 140, 130-146, 2017. [Article] [WP]



Working Papers


Anticipation of Future Consumption, Excessive Savings, and Long-Run Growth (with Holger Strulik and Timo Trimborn)

Economics Working Papers 2023-10, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University, 2023. [WP]



Selected Work in Progress


Health Care Rationing, Sick Pay, and the Socioeconomic Health Gradient (with Volker Grossmann and Holger Strulik)


Value of Life Gains Based on Biologically Founded Human Ageing (with Volker Grossmann)



Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications for a Wider Audience


Health and Economic Growth: Reconciling the Micro and Macro Evidence (with David E. Bloom, David Canning, Rainer Kotschy, and Klaus Prettner)

published online on VoxEU, September 2022.