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Do economic crises lead to health and nutrition behavior responses?: analysis using longitudinal data from Russia

Nikoloski, Zlatko; Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

Using longitudinal data on more than 2,000 Russian families spanning the period between 2007 and 2010, this paper estimates the impact of the 2009 global financial crisis on food expenditures, health care expenditures, and doctor visits in Russia. The primary estimation strategy adopted is the...

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Urban development and air pollution: evidence from a global panel of cities

Hilber, Christian A. L.; Palmer, Charles - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014

identify the determinants of within-city changes in air pollution concentration between 2005 and 2011. Increasing car and … population densities significantly reduce air pollution concentration in city centers where air pollution induced health risks … favour of (ii). We also observe a complex relationship between income and pollution concentration as well as a general …

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Industry compensation under relocation risk: a firm-level analysis of the EU emissions trading scheme

Martin, Ralf; Muuls, Mirabelle; de Preux, Laure B.; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014

this practice results in substantial overcompensation for given carbon leakage risk. Efficient permit allocation reduces … the aggregate risk of job loss by more than half without increasing aggregate compensation. …

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How mental illness loses out in the NHS

London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

Mental illness accounts for a massive share of the total burden of disease. Even when we include the burden of premature death mental illness accounts for 23% of the total burden of disease. Yet, despite the existence of cost-effective treatments, it receives only 13% of NHS health expenditure....

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Multiple criteria decision analysis for value based assessment of new medical technologies: a conceptual framework

Kanavos, Panos; Angelis, Aris - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

Assessing the value of new medical technologies may require new approaches that take into account a more comprehensive set of parameters than the incremental cost/QALY. It is argued that MCDA can fulfil this role and has the potential to be methodologically superior to the currently used...

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Does competition improve public hospitals’ efficiency?: evidence from a quasi-experiment in the English National Health Service

Cooper, Zack; Gibbons, Stephen; Jones, Simon; McGuire, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

This paper uses a difference-in-difference style estimation strategy to test separately the impact of competition from public sector and private sector hospitals on the efficiency of public hospitals. Our identification strategy takes advantage of the phased introduction of a recent set of...

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Determinants of branded prescription medicine prices in OECD countries

Kanavos, Panos G.; Vandoros, Sotiris - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

This paper investigates the determinants of the prices of branded prescription medicines across different regulatory settings and health care systems, taking into account their launch date, patent status, market dynamics and the regulatory context in which they diffuse. By using volume-weighted...

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Anatomy of a health scare: education, income and the MMR controversy in the UK

Anderberg, Dan; Chevalier, Arnaud; Wadsworth, Jonathan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009

One theory for why there is an education gradient in health outcomes is that more educated individuals more quickly absorb new health-related information. The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) controversy provides a case where, for a short period, some publicized research suggested that the...

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Actions to alleviate the mental health impact of the economic crisis

Wahlbeck, Kristian; McDaid, David - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

promotion of mental health. Accessible and responsive primary care services support people at risk and can prevent mental health … impact on mental health and increase mortality due to suicides and alcohol-related disorders, it is also a window of …

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Fiscal federalism and European health system decentralization: a perspective

Costa-i-Font, Joan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

How does fiscal decentralisation affect the development of a health system? Evidence from health care decentralisation in Europe can offer some insights to the question above. This paper addresses the effects of health care decentralisation in Europe, and reviews some of the key questions on the...

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