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An apple a day? : adult food stamp eligibility and health care utilization among immigrants
East, Chloe N.; Friedson, Andrew - 2018
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 … Stamps increased the affordability of specialty health care, which may have further reduced the need for physician visits …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011821446
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The economics of healthy ageing in China
Heshmati, Almas - 2016
Healthy ageing is a challenge for many countries with significant shares of elderly people. Literature refers to China …'s ageing population as a ticking time bomb which paradoxically is both a challenge and an opportunity for the country. Health … is considered an important determinant of economic growth and competitiveness. The health of the elderly population …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452187
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The cost-effectiveness of developmental screenings : evidence from a nationwide programme
Halla, Martin; Pruckner, Gerald J.; Schober, Thomas - 2015
Early intervention is considered the optimal response to developmental disorders in children. We evaluate a nationwide developmental screening programme for preschoolers in Austria and the resulting interventions. Identification of treatment effects is determined by a birthday cutoff-based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011317636
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A comparative perspective on long-term care systems
Kotschy, Rainer; Bloom, David E. - 2022
This paper investigates challenges of aging for long-term care. Our analysis proceeds in three steps. In the first step, we estimate the prospective care demand for 30 developed countries based on projected aging and disabilities among the elderly. In the second step, we outline challenges for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013184706
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Digital waste? : unintended consequences of health information technology
Böckerman, Petri; Kortelainen, Mika; Laine, Liisa T.; … - 2019
study how digitization of prescriptions affects pharmaceutical use and health outcomes. We use comprehensive administrative … prescription use. Younger patients' health outcomes do not improve but adverse outcomes, such as prescription drug abuse disorders …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998510
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Do-it-yourself medicine? : the impact of light cannabis liberalization on prescription drugs
Carrieri, Vincenzo; Madio, Leonardo; Principe, Francesco - 2020
Governments worldwide are increasingly concerned about the booming CBD (cannabidiol) products. However, little is known about the impact of their liberalization. We study a unique case of unintended liberalization of a CBD-based product (light cannabis) that occurred in Italy in 2017. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012183060
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Regression discontinuity evidence on the effectiveness of the minimum legal e-cigarette purchasing age
DeSimone, Jeff; Grossman, Daniel; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2022
Increases in youth vaping rates and concerns of a new generation of nicotine addicts recently prompted an increase in the federal minimum legal purchase age (MLPA) for tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to 21 years. This study presents the first regression discontinuity evidence on the...
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Patient versus provider incentives in long-term care
Hackmann, Martin B.; Pohl, R. Vincent; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2023
How do patient and provider incentives affect the provision of long-term care? Our analysis of 551 thousand nursing home stays yields three main insights. First, Medicaid-covered residents prolong their stays instead of transitioning to community-based care due to limited cost-sharing. Second,...
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Incentives and children's dietary choices : a field experiment in primary schools
Belot, Michèle; James, Jonathan G.; Nolen, Patrick - 2015
We conduct a field experiment in 31 primary schools in England to test the effectiveness of different temporary incentive schemes, an individual based incentive scheme and a competitive scheme, on increasing the choice and consumption of fruit and vegetables at lunchtime. The individual scheme...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348301
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Positive health externalities of mandating paid sick leave
Pichler, Stefan; Wen, Katherine; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2020
A growing economic literature studies the optimal design of social insurance systems and the empirical identification of welfare-relevant externalities. In this paper, we test whether mandating employee access to paid sick leave has reduced influenza-like-illness (ILI) transmission rates as well...
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