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A 'Health Kuznets' Curve'? Cross-Country and Longitudinal Evidence

Costa-i-Font, Joan; Hernandez-Quevedo, Cristina; Sato, Azusa - CESifo - 2013

The distribution of income related health inequalities exhibits varying patterns when developing countries and developed countries are examined. One explanation is the existence of a health Kuznets’ curve. This paper sets out as an exploratory analysis to test the hypothesis of an inverse...

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Social Identity and Redistributive Preferences: A Survey

Costa-i-Font, Joan; Cowell, Frank - CESifo - 2013

Social identity has become accepted as a key concept underpinning the endogeneity of economic behaviour and preferences. It is important in explaining attitudes towards redistribution and pro-social behaviour. We examine how economic theory measures social identity and its effects on preferences...

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Does Cost Sharing really Reduce Inappropriate Prescriptions?

Costa-i-Font, Joan; Gemmill-Toyama, Marin - CESifo - 2010

This paper explores different empirical strategies to examine the effect of cost sharing for prescription drugs in some dimensions of medication-related quality, namely the probability of inappropriate prescription drug use among United States seniors. Using data from 1996 to 2005, we explore...

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'Globesity'? The Effects of Globalization on Obesity and Caloric Intake

Costa-i-Font, Joan; Mas, Núria - CESifo - 2014

This study considers the effects of globalization, in its economic and social dimensions, on obesity and caloric intake … globalization and both obesity and caloric intake. A one standard deviation increase in globalization is associated with a 20 … social globalization, and specifically the effects of changes in information flows and social proximity. A one standard …

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