2 Health Economics Answer Key dence from the Dutch Famine study and other studies of early childhood deprivation.It also emphasizes the importance of events that happen before birth. hours of work. FALSE.These people do suffer large weaa maction of these losses are 7.In the Whitehall study,access to health care was a key variable determining the relative health outcomes of high and low grade British civil servants. FALSE.Because all British citizens ha to health ca e th h the national Health Service,variation in access to care can not explain the dis high-and low-grade civil servants. 8.One leadin enothhy the poor are in worse health than the rich is that the rich Allostatic load is the psychological toll or stress of dealing with lite's experienc se he ecause of th 9.In a study of babies born during the Dutch famine toward the end of World War II,those ex posed to the famine in utero were more likely than those not as exposed to be obese as adults. TRET s fac ming their bodies to store more fat. en age FALSE.Currie(2003)showed that the gap does widen in Canada after age 10. FALSE.There is a consensus that the relationship is bidirectional:wealth affects health and health affects wealth. Bhattacharya,Hyde &Tu2013 2 2 | Health Economics Answer Key dence from the Dutch Famine study and other studies of early childhood deprivation. It also emphasizes the importance of events that happen before birth. 6. People who have a newly-diagnosed chronic disease, such as diabetes, often suffer large de￾clines in their wealth over time. This decline in wealth is entirely explained by decreased hours of work. FALSE. These people do suffer large wealth declines, but only a fraction of these losses are attributable to decreased income. 7. In the Whitehall study, access to health care was a key variable determining the relative health outcomes of high and low grade British civil servants. FALSE. Because all British citizens have access to health care through the National Health Service, variation in access to care can not explain the disparity in health outcomes between high- and low-grade civil servants. 8. One leading theory about why the poor are in worse health than the rich is that the rich enjoy a greater allostatic load. FALSE. Allostatic load is the psychological toll or stress of dealing with life’s experiences. The allostatic load theory argues that less wealthy people are in worse health because of the greater stresses they face in life. The Whitehall studies present evidence for this hypothesis. 9. In a study of babies born during the Dutch famine toward the end of World War II, those ex￾posed to the famine in utero were more likely than those not as exposed to be obese as adults. TRUE. This is considered evidence for the thrifty phenotype hypothesis, which states that individuals facing starvation conditions in utero and shortly after birth adapt by program￾ming their bodies to store more fat. 10. In Canada, unlike in the U.S., the gap between rich children and poor children in health sta￾tus does not widen as children age. FALSE. Currie (2003) showed that the gap does widen in Canada after age 10. 11. There is a consensus among health economists that socioeconomic status has a major impact on health, but health does not have a significant effect on SES. FALSE. There is a consensus that the relationship is bidirectional: wealth affects health and health affects wealth. ￾c Bhattacharya, Hyde & Tu 2013 2