Chad Cotti|Richard Dunn|Nathan Tefft
The Dow is Killing Me: Risky Health Behaviors and the Stock Market
University of Connecticut|University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh|Agricultural & Applied Economics Association|University of Washington
abstract investigate risky health behaviors selfreported health vary dow jones industrial average djia stock market crashes stock market indices leading indicators economic performance research contributes understanding macroeconomic determinants health existing studies typically rely unemployment rate proxy economic performance measure captures one many channels economic environment may influence individual health decisions find large negative monthly djia returns decreases level djia stock market crashes widely associated worsening selfreported mental health cigarette smoking binge drinking fatal car accidents involving alcohol results consistent predictions rational addiction models implications research association consumption stock prices copyright 2014 john wiley amp sons ltd