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We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Germany. We combine data on county-by-day level on confirmed cases and deaths with information on local air quality and weather conditions and exploit short-term variation in the...
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this policy causally reduced injury-induced mortality in the country by at least 14% during the five weeks of the ban. We … argue that this estimate constitutes a lower bound on the true impact of alcohol on injury-induced mortality. We also …
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this policy causally reduced injury-induced mortality in the country by at least 14% during the five weeks of the ban. We … argue that this estimate constitutes a lower bound on the true impact of alcohol on injury-induced mortality. We also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013177629
We examine the effects of a comprehensive school reform on mental health. The reform postponed the tracking of students into vocational and academic schools from age 11 to age 16. The reform was implemented gradually across Finnish municipalities between 1972 and 1977. We use...
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hospitalization following the death of a parent of a different gender, but there are significant effects for boys losing their fathers …
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We empirically analyze the effect of UN and US economic sanctions on life expectancy and its gender gap in target … not being "gender-blind" indicates that they disproportionately affect (the life expectancy of) the more vulnerable … evidence that an increase in child mortality and Cholera deaths as well as a decrease in public spending on health care are …
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weight and asphyxia, perinatal mortality increases immediately after the onset of WWII. The mortality effect is driven by …
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the closing of all non-essential economic activities. This paper estimates the causal effects of this measure on mortality … significant reduction in mortality by Covid-19 and, in particular, for age groups between 40-64 and older (with larger and more …
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This paper evaluates whether the level of public corruption influences COVID-19 case fatality rates. Using cross-section data, including 64 countries and multiple regression techniques, we find that the level of corruption is positively and significantly associated with COVID-19 human costs....
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This paper investigates the returns to health care provision during the mortality transition. We construct a new panel … the supply of physicians reduce infant mortality and mortality from common childhood diseases. Using a semiparametric … historical trends in infant mortality over the 20th century …
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