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The psychic costs of migration : evidence from Irish return migrants
Barrett, Alan; Mosca, Irene - 2012
Within the economics literature, the "psychic costs" of migration have been incorporated into theoretical models since Sjaastad (1962). However, the existence of such costs has rarely been investigated in empirical papers. In this paper, we look at the psychic costs of migration using alcohol...
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The effect of weight on labor market outcomes : an application of genetic instrumental variables
Böckerman, Petri; Cawley, John H.; Viinikainen, Jutta; … - 2016
The increase in the prevalence of obesity worldwide has led to great interest in the economic consequences of obesity, but valid and powerful instruments for obesity, which are needed to estimate its causal effects, are rare. This paper contributes to the literature by using a novel instrument:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011458875
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Unfit for service : the implications of rising obesity for US military recruitment
Cawley, John H.; Maclean, Johanna Catherine - 2011
This paper contributes to the literature on the labor market consequences of unhealthy behaviors and poor health by … series of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys that spans 1959-2008. We calculate that the percentage of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009310092
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The demand for cigarettes as derived from the demand for weight control
Cawley, John H.; Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie von - 2013
for cigarettes is a derived demand. Public health efforts to reduce smoking initiation and encourage cessation may wish to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009715818
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The effect of deceptive advertising on consumption of the advertised good and its substitutes : the case of over-the-counter weight loss products
Cawley, John H.; Avery, Rosemary J.; Eisenberg, Matthew - 2013
sophisticated consumers of advertising and use it to make more health-promoting decisions. -- advertising ; weight loss ; obesity … ; deception ; information ; drugs ; health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009717705
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The impact of voluntary and involuntary retirement on mental health : evidence from older Irish adults
Mosca, Irene; Barrett, Alan - 2014
The few studies that have attempted to identify the causal effects of retirement on mental health and well-being have … provided conflicting evidence. Hence, whether retirement affects mental health positively or negatively is still unclear. Our … primary objective is to investigate the impact of retirement on mental health as measured by the 20-item Center for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010458484
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Effect of stress on later-life health : evidence from the Vietnam War draft
Grossman, Daniel; Cawley, John H.; De Walque, Damien - In: Southern economic journal 85 (2018) 1, pp. 142-165
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