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"Globesity"? : the effects of globalization on obesity and caloric intake

Costa-Font, Joan; Mas, Núria - 2014

This study considers the effects of globalization, in its economic and social dimensions, on obesity and caloric intake … globalization and both obesity and caloric intake. A one standard deviation increase in globalization is associated with a 20 … social globalization, and specifically the effects of changes in information flows and social proximity. A one standard …

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Thinking of incentivizing care? : the effect of demand subsidies on informal caregiving and intergenerational transfers

Costa-Font, Joan; Jiménez-Martín, Sergi; Vilaplana … - 2016

We still know little about what motivates the informal care arrangements provided in old age. The introduction of demand-side subsidies such as unconditional caregiving allowances (cash benefits designed either to incentivize the provision of informal care, or compensate for the loss of...

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More than a ban on smoking? : behavioural spillovers of smoking bans in the workplace

Costa-Font, Joan; Salmasi, Luca; Zaccagni, Sarah - 2022

Are workplace smoking bans (WSBs) more than a ban on smoking? We study whether WSBs influence smoking cessation and exert behavioural spillover effects on (i) a set of health behaviours, and (ii) on individuals not directly affected by the bans. Drawing upon quasi-experimental evidence from...

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The "welcomed lockdown" hypothesis : when do mobility restrictions influence mental wellbeing?

Costa-Font, Joan; Knapp, Martin; Vilaplana Prieto, Cristina - 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and its mobility restrictions have been an external shock, influencing wellbeing. However, does risk exposure affect the welfare effect of lockdowns? This paper examines the 'welcomed lockdown' hypothesis, namely the extent to which there is a level of risk where mobility...

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Caring for carers? : the effect of public subsidies on the wellbeing of unpaid carers

Costa-Font, Joan; D'Amico, Francesco; Vilaplana Prieto, … - 2022

We study the effect of long-term care (LTC) subsidies and supports on the wellbeing of unpaid caregivers. We draw on evidence from a policy intervention, that universalized previously means-tested caregiving supports in Scotland, known as free personal care (FPC). We document causal evidence of...

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Does pharmaceutical price regulation affect the adoption of generic competition? : evidence from the OECD, 1999-2008

Varol, Nebibe; Costa-Font, Joan; McGuire, Alistair - 2011

Generic competition in the pharmaceutical market is an effective cost-containment mechanism that improves static efficiency and stimulates pharmaceutical innovation. There is no prior study that has empirically analysed the relative delays in adoption of generic competition. This paper aims to...

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Divided we survive? : multi-level governance and policy uncertainty during the first wave of Covid-19

Angelici, Marta; Berta, Paolo; Costa-Font, Joan; … - 2021

We compare health system responses to the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and Spain. In both countries, healthcare is managed at the regional level, but the central government behaved differently in the uncertainty surrounding the first wave, leaving more autonomy to regional...

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Health system trust and compliance with Covid-19 restrictions

Costa-Font, Joan; Vilaplana Prieto, Cristina - 2023

We examine the extent to which exposure to higher relative COVID-19 mortality (RM), influences health system trust (HST), and whether changes in HST influence the perceived ease of compliance with pandemic restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on evidence from two representative...

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Mobility restrictions and alcohol use during lockdown : "a still and dry pandemic for the many"?

Celidoni, Martina; Costa-Font, Joan; Salmasi, Luca - 2023

Unexpected mobility disruptions during lockdown during the first wave of COVID-19 became 'tipping points' with the potential to alter pre-pandemic routines sensitive to socialisation. This paper investigates the impact of lockdown exposure on alcohol consumption. We document two findings using...

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How significant are fiscal interactions in federations? : a meta-regression analysis

Costa-Font, Joan; De-Albuquerque, Filipe; Doucouliagos, … - 2011

specification and estimation strategies. -- fiscal interactions ; meta-regression ;intergovernmental competition ; yardstick …

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