destination. These comparisons suggest that positive selection is partly responsible for the health advantage of recent immigrants. …This paper provides new empirical evidence on the contribution of selective migration to the health advantage of … from the Vital Statistics, it compares the health distribution (in terms of birth outcomes) of immigrant children born in …

government-provided health insurance programs such as Medicaid. …In this study, we document the effect of Food Stamp access on adult health care utilization. While Food Stamps is one … or mental health, or due to individuals with common chronic health conditions, leaving open the possibility that changes …

to where wages are higher. But the effect of this migration on health is less clear and existing evidence is ambiguous … hypertension. Hypertension is a leading global health problem, as well as being an important health measure that responds quickly … increases in blood pressure and hypertension, which have implications for future health budgets given the recent worldwide …

To test for ethnic discrimination in access to outpatient health care services, we carry out an email … German names, does not affect whether they receive an appointment or wait time. In contrast, patients with private insurance … are 31 percent more likely to receive an appointment. Holding a private insurance also increases the likelihood of …

endogeneity of EAL and a substantial problem of self-selection into employment we suggest a 3-step estimator (TSE). The properties …