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Modern infectious diseases: macroeconomic impacts and policy responses

Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2020

. First, we cover the role of health in driving economic growth and well-being and discuss standard frameworks for assessing … and their macroeconomic repercussions. Fourth, we discuss the health toll and economic impacts of five infectious diseases … human toll and impose a staggering economic burden, early and targeted health and economic policy interventions can often …

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Act early to prevent infections and save lives : causal impact of diagnostic efficiency on the Covid-19 pandemic

Chen, Simiao; Jin, Zhangfeng; Bloom, David E. - 2021

public health systems. Social distancing and a less burdened health system are likely the underlying mechanisms, while the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315271

Act early to prevent infections and save lives: causal impact of diagnostic efficiency on the COVID-19 pandemic

Chen, Simiao; Jin, Zhangfeng; Bloom, David E. - 2020

public health systems. Social distancing and a less burdened health system are likely the underlying mechanisms, while the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012295191

The long-term cognitive and schooling effects of childhood vaccinations in China

Oskorouchi, Hamid R.; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso; Bloom, David E. - 2020

By exploiting rich retrospective data on childhood immunization, socioeconomics, and health status in China (the China … Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study), we assess the long-term effects of childhood vaccination on cognitive and …

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Patterns of time use among older people

Ferranna, Maddalena; Sevilla, J. P.; Zucker, Leo; … - 2022

status, health status, and educational attainment. We summarize related economic literature and crystallize a framework for …

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A contribution to the empirics of reservation wages

Krueger, Alan B.; Müller, Andreas - 2014

This paper provides evidence on the behavior of reservation wages over the spell of unemployment using high‐frequency longitudinal data. Using data from our survey of unemployed workers in New Jersey, where workers were interviewed each week for up to 24 weeks, we find that self‐reported...

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Job search and unemployment insurance : new evidence from time use data

Krueger, Alan B. (contributor); Müller, Andreas (contributor) - 2008

This paper provides new evidence on job search intensity of the unemployed in the U.S., modeling job search intensity as time allocated to job search activities. The main findings are: 1) the average unemployed worker in the U.S. devotes about 41 minutes to job search on weekdays, which is...

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The lot of the unemployed : a time use perspective

Krueger, Alan B. (contributor); Müller, Andreas (contributor) - 2008

This paper provides new evidence on time use and subjective well-being of employed and unemployed individuals in 14 countries. We devote particular attention to characterizing and modeling job search intensity, measured by the amount of time devoted to searching for a new job. Job search...

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