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Stock market returns and health risk

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    Abstract

    Economic activities induced by wealth shocks can increase health risks. However, using individual-level national death registry data of South Korea from 2000 to 2019, we find little evidence that daily stock market returns influence instantaneous health risks measured by deaths due to substance abuse and heart disease. Combined with the findings from previous studies, our results provide supportive evidence of the hypothesis that stock market returns affect investors’ instantaneous utility by anticipating future consumption rather than current consumption.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1584-1589
    Number of pages6
    JournalApplied Economics Letters
    Volume31
    Issue number16
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2024

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    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

    Keywords

    • Stock market returns
    • death due to heart disease
    • death due to substance abuse
    • economic activities

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Economics and Econometrics

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