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The health effects of smoking bans : evidence from German hospitalization data

Kvasnicka, Michael; Siedler, Thomas; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2018

This paper studies the short-term impact of public smoking bans on hospitalizations in Germany. It exploits the …

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Pandemic meets pollution: poor air quality increases deaths by COVID-19

Isphording, Ingo Eduard; Pestel, Nico - 2020

We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Germany …

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The interaction between personality and health policy : empirical evidence from the UK smoking bans

Josten, Cecily; Lordan, Grace - 2020

We investigate whether responses to the UK public places smoking ban depend on personality. Drawing on individual level panel data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) we exploit variation in the timing and location of these bans to establish their overall effect on smoking outcomes,...

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Baby bumps and abortion drop : unpacking fertility trends during COVID-19 in Germany

Bujard, Martin; Huebener, Mathias - 2024

perspective is rarely taken yet. In contrast to many other countries, Germany has reached above-average fertility rates in the …-depth investigation of changes in births and abortions in Germany from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic up to the end of 2021, with a … fertility patterns contrast with trends in many high-income countries. We argue that Germany's robust social policies were …

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Do leaders' characteristics and regime transitions in Africa matter for citizens' health status?

Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Sackey, Frank Gyimah - 2016

Africa's quest to achieving improved health status and meeting the Millennium Development Goals targets cannot be effectively achieved without examining the quality of leadership, transitions and regimes and how they impact on the decisions and the policy effectiveness that bring about improved...

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Hiding the elephant : the tragedy of COVID policy and its economist apologists

Foster, Gigi; Frijters, Paul - 2022

In 2020 and 2021, the world witnessed policies that caused enormous net damage to nearly every country. We demonstrate the usefulness of the new WELLBY currency in gauging the costs and benefits of COVID policies and review the contributions of Australian economists to the scholarly and public...

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Health system trust and compliance with COVID-19 restrictions

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

document that living in a region with higher RM during the first wave of the pandemic increased HS. However, the effect is …

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The failed history of quarantines, and its implications for public health

Sabhlok, Sanjeev; Frijters, Paul; Foster, Gigi; … - 2024

This paper reviews the history of the practice of quarantines, rediscovering the 19th century 'Sanitarian' movement in Britain that sprang from a recognition that quarantines had failed to stop the spread of diseases and were not cost-effective. To our knowledge, the key figure among the...

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Corruption in the health sector : evidence from unofficial consultation fees in Bangladesh

Abdallah, Wahid; Chowdhury, Shyamal K.; Iqbal, Kazi - 2015

We study the incidence and extent of bribes paid to the doctors in the public health facilities which are cleverly identified using a nationally representative survey. The survey asks households about the fees paid to public doctors, not about the bribe, which makes it less prone to reporting...

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The value of socialized medicine : the impact of universal primary healthcare provision on birth and mortality rates in Turkey

Cesur, Resul; Güneş, Pınar Mine; Tekin, Erdal; … - 2015

This paper examines the impact of universal, free, and easily accessible primary healthcare on population health as measured by age-specific birth and mortality rates, focusing on a nationwide socialized medicine program implemented in Turkey. The Family Medicine Program (FMP), launched in 2005,...

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