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Medical Cannabis Availability and Mental Health : Evidence From New York's Medical Cannabis Program

Drake, Coleman; Nagy, Dylan; Slusky, David; Eisenberg, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Evidence on cannabis legalization's effects on mental health remains scarce, despite both rapid increases in cannabis use and an ongoing mental health crisis in the United States. We use granular geographic data to estimate medical cannabis dispensary availability's effects on self-reported...

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Broadband Internet Access, Economic Growth, and Wellbeing

Johnson, Kathryn R.; Persico, Claudia - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Between 2000 and 2008, access to high-speed, broadband internet grew significantly in the United States, but there is debate on whether access to high-speed internet improves or harms wellbeing. We find that a ten percent increase in the proportion of county residents with access to broadband...

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Societal Disruptions And Child Mental Health : Evidence From ADHD Diagnosis During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Freedman, Seth; Marquardt, Kelli R.; Salcedo, Dario; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

We study how the societal disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted diagnosis of a prevalent childhood mental health condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Using both nationwide private health insurance claims and a single state's comprehensive electronic health records,...

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The Value of Communication for Mental Health

Annan, Francis; Archibong, Belinda - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Mental health disorders account for a significant share of the overall global disease burden. The economic losses from such disorders are staggeringly large, particularly in low-income countries, where people are faced with several unexpected shocks. We test whether improved communication can...

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Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias : Cognition, Economic Behavior, and Clinically Actionable Information

Jeong, Yeongmi; Papageorge, Nicholas W.; Skira, Meghan; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Genetic factors play a major role in the development of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Observable genetic factors could impact household planning and medical care if they contain actionable information, meaning that they i) are associated with significant harms, ii) reflect...

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Households' Response to the Wealth Effects of Inflation

Schnorpfeil, Philip; Weber, Michael; Hackethal, Andreas - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

unaware of nominal-debt erosion. Once they receive information on the debt-erosion channel, households update upwards their … beliefs about nominal debt and their own real net wealth. These changes in beliefs causally affect actual consumption and … hypothetical debt decisions. Our findings suggest that real wealth mediates the sensitivity of consumption to inflation once …

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To Pay or Autopay? Fintech Innovation and Credit Card Payments

Wang, Jialan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Digital technologies and fintech firms have rapidly reshaped the consumer financial landscape in recent years, and have the potential to help consumers make better decisions and improve their financial health. Existing technologies such as autopay are also experiencing increased takeup, a trend...

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Why Do Europeans Save? Micro-Evidence from the Household Finance and Consumption Survey

Horioka, Charles Yuji - 2024

We analyze the saving motives of European households using micro-data from the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS), which is conducted by the European Central Bank. We find that the rank ordering of saving motives differs greatly depending on what criterion is used to rank them. For...

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Determinants of Health Insurance Enrollment and Health Expenditure in Ghana : An Empirical Analysis

Adjei-Mantey, Kwame; Horioka, Charles - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

This paper analyzes the determinants of health insurance enrollment and health expenditure in Ghana using micro data from wave 7 of the Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS 7) with emphasis on the role of risk preferences and the availability of health facilities in one's own community. It is...

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Malleability of Alcohol Consumption : Evidence from Migrants

Hinnosaar, Marit; Liu, Elaine M. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

How malleable is alcohol consumption? Specifically, how much is alcohol consumption driven by the current environment versus individual characteristics? To answer this question, we analyze changes in alcohol purchases when consumers move from one state to another in the United States. We find...

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