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Time spent exercising and obesity : an application of Lewbel's instrumental variables method

Courtemanche, Charles; Pinkston, Joshua C.; Stewart, … - 2020

This paper examines the role physical activity plays in determining body mass using data from the American Time Use Survey. Our work is the first to address the measurement error that arises when time use during a single day - rather than average daily time use over an extended period - is used...

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The Affordable Care Act and ambulance response times

Courtemanche, Charles; Friedson, Andrew; Koller, Andrew; … - 2017

This study contributes to the literature on supply-side adjustments to insurance expansions by examining the effect of …

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Ambulance utilization in New York City after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act

Courtemanche, Charles; Friedson, Andrew; Rees, Daniel I. - 2018

Expanding insurance coverage could, by insulating patients from having to pay full cost, encourage the utilization of … that expanding insurance coverage encourages the utilization of unnecessary medical services, we find that, as compared to …

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Modeling area-level health rankings

Courtemanche, Charles; Soneji, Samir; Tchernis, Rusty - 2013

We propose a Bayesian factor analysis model to rank the health of localities. Mortality and morbidity variables …

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Early effects of the Affordable Care Act on health care access, risky health behaviors, and self-assessed health

Courtemanche, Charles; Marton, James; Ukert, Benjamin; … - 2017

The goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to achieve nearly universal health insurance coverage through a … Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to examine the impacts of the ACA on health care access, risky health behaviors, and … self-assessed health after two years. We estimate difference-in-difference-in-differences models that exploit variation in …

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Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19: evidence from six large cities

Benitez, Joseph A.; Courtemanche, Charles; Yelowitz, … - 2020

modes; health care access; long-run opportunity, as measured by income mobility and incarceration rates; human mobility; and … underlying population health. We find that the proportions of black and Hispanic residents in a ZIP code are both positively and …

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Estimating the associations between SNAP and food insecurity, obesity, and food purchases with imperfect administrative measures of participation

Courtemanche, Charles; Denteh, Augustine; Tchernis, Rusty - 2018

Administrative data are considered the "gold standard" when measuring program participation, but little evidence exists on the potential problems with administrative records or their implications for econometric estimates. We explore issues with administrative data using the FoodAPS, a unique...

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Chain restaurant calorie posting laws, obesity, and consumer welfare

Courtemanche, Charles; Frisvold, David E.; … - 2020

The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) introduced a mandate requiring chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menus and menu boards. This paper investigates whether and why calorie posting laws work. To do so, we develop a model of calories consumed that highlights two...

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