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Public Avoidance and the Epidemiology of novel H1N1 Influenza A
Yoo, Byung-Kwang - 2010
hand sanitizer, and the use of face masks in public places. Existing forecasting models of the epidemic spread of nH1N1 … the formal modeling. In this paper, we build a forecasting model of the nH1N1 epidemic that explicitly accounts for … avoidance behavior. We use data from the U.S. summer and the Australian winter nH1N1 epidemic of 2009 to estimate the parameters …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462903
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Does Disease Cause Vaccination? Disease Outbreaks and Vaccination Response
Oster, Emily - 2016
Childhood vaccinations are an important input to disease prevention, but vaccination rates have declined over the last decade due largely to parental fears about vaccine dangers. Education campaigns on the safety of vaccines seem to have little impact. Anecdotal evidence on disease outbreaks...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012456213
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When Does Improving Health Raise GDP?
Ashraf, Quamrul H. - 2008
We assess quantitatively the effect of exogenous health improvements on output per capita. Our simulation model allows for a direct effect of health on worker productivity, as well as indirect effects that run through schooling, the size and age-structure of the population, capital accumulation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464198
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Building Resilient Health Systems : Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone and the 2014 Ebola Outbreak
Christensen, Darin - 2020
Underuse of health systems and a lack of confidence in their quality contribute to high rates of mortality in the developing world. How individuals perceive health systems may be especially critical during epidemics, when they choose whether to cooperate with response efforts and frontline...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481559
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Competitive Effects of Scope of Practice Restrictions : Public Health or Public Harm?
Markowitz, Sara - 2016
The demand for health care and healthcare professionals is predicted to grow significantly over the next decade. Securing an adequate health care workforce is of primary importance to ensure the health and wellbeing of the population in an efficient manner. Occupational licensing laws and...
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The Productivity of Professions : Evidence from the Emergency Department
Chan, David C.; Chen, Yiqun - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Professions play a key role in determining the division of labor and the returns to skilled work. This paper studies the productivity difference between physicians and nurse practitioners (NPs), two health care professions performing overlapping tasks but with stark differences in background,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013435170
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Doctors' and Nurses' Social Media Ads Reduced Holiday Travel and COVID-19 Infections : A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Breza, Emily; Stanford, Fatima Cody; Alsan, Marcella; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
During the COVID-19 epidemic, many health professionals started using mass communication on social media to relay …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012599311
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Knowledge, Stigma, and HIV Testing : An Analysis of a Widespread HIV/AIDS Program
Yang, Dean; Allen, James E.; Mahumane, Arlete; Riddell, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
Using randomized methodologies, we study a common community HIV/AIDS program that seeks to promote HIV testing by improving knowledge and reducing stigmatizing attitudes. Contrary to expectations, the program has a substantial negative effect on HIV testing rates. We provide evidence of likely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012510594
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Vaccine Allocation Priorities Using Disease Surveillance and Economic Data
Malani, Anup; Soman, Satej; Ramachandran, Sabareesh; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Vaccination is a critical tool, along with suppression and treatment, for controlling epidemics such as SARS-CoV-2. To maximize the impact of vaccination, doses should be allocated to the highest value targets, accounting for health and potential economic benefits. We examine what allocation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012814457
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Do Stricter Immunization Laws Improve Coverage? Evidence from the Repeal of Non-medical Exemptions for School Mandated Vaccines
Richwine, Chelsea J. - 2019
Nonmedical exemptions are widely shown to be associated with outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease. In response to a recent measles outbreak in 2015, California acted to increase immunization coverage by removing all nonmedical exemptions effective in 2016. Employing a unique dataset of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012479796