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Short-Term cost impact of compliance with clinical practice guidelines for initial sarcoma treatment

Perrier, Lionel; Cautela, Nicola; Morelle, Magali; … - HAL - 2008

Background: The impact of compliance to clinical practice guidelines (CPG) on outcomes and/or costs of care has not been completely clarified.Objective: To estimate relationships between medical expenditures and compliance to CPG for initial sarcoma treatment.Research design: Selected cohorts of...

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The birth of the congressional clinic

Godefroy, Raphaël - HAL - 2010

This paper investigates the impact of mortality in the districts/states represented in key congressional groups (i …

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Disparities in taking sick leave between sectors of activity in France: a longitudinal analysis of administrative data

Barnay, Thomas; Juin, Sandrine; Legal, Renaud - HAL - 2014

The main objective of this study is to analyse the effect of the professional environment on sick leaves. The professional context is approximated by the sector of activity. The database used - Hygie (2005-2008) - allows taking individual heterogeneity into account thanks to the longitudinal...

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The Health Consequences of Mozambican Civil War : an Anthropometric Approach

Domingues, Patrick - HAL - 2010

Survivors are the ones who bear the burden of reconstruction, thus the examination of the costs of civil conflicts to survivors health is crucial for the design of post-war economic policies. This paper investigates this question for the Mozambican civil war, using an original geo-referenced...

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Mandatory labels, taxes and market forces: An empirical evaluation of fat policies

Allais, Olivier; Etilé, Fabrice; Lecocq, Sébastien - HAL - 2012

The public-health community views the mandatory labelling and taxation of fat as promising tools to control the growth of food-related chronic disease. This paper is the first to propose an ex ante evaluation of these two policy options in an oligopolistic setting with differentiated products...

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Promoting universal access to health services in post-conflict situations : what role can large scale cash transfer programmes play for better outcomes ?

Nkwenkeu, Fils Sylvain; Fargeon, Valérie; Offredi, Claudine - HAL - 2011

the health system. Consequently, efforts in reducing infant and under-five morbidity and mortality are seriously hampered … of cash transfer compared to 2 alternatives: an outreach health and nutrition programme with a behavioral change … instead be driven by the equal distribution of quality services through outreach health and nutrition programmes (20% to real …

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Prevention against equality?

Fleurbaey, Marc; Ponthière, Grégory - HAL - 2012

Common sense supports prevention policies aimed at improving survival prospects among the population. It is also widely acknowledged that an early death is a serious disadvantage, and that attention should be paid to the compensation of short-lived individuals. This paper re-examines the...

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Compensating the dead? Yes we can!

Fleurbaey, Marc; Leroux, Marie-Louise; Ponthière, Grégory - HAL - 2010

An early death is, undoubtedly, a serious disadvantage. However, the compensation of short-lived individuals has remained so far largely unexplored, probably because it appears infeasible. Indeed, short-lived agents can hardly be identified ex ante, and cannot be compensated ex post. We argue...

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Actuarial risk assessment of expected fatalities attributable to carbon capture and storage in 2050

Ha-Duong, Minh; Loisel, Rodica - HAL - 2011

This study estimates the human cost of failures in the CCS industry in 2050, using the actuarial approach. The range of expected fatalities is assessed integrating all steps of the CCS chain: additional coal production, coal transportation, carbon capture, transport, injection and storage, based...

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Family policies : what does the standard endogenous fertility model tell us ?

Baudin, Thomas - HAL - 2008

There exists a large consensus in the economic literature and in the economic institutions about the legitimacy of policies subsidizing education. This legitimacy lies in the fact that education is a source of positive externalities. In a standard framework of endogenous fertility, the present...

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