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Nonparametric bounds on the effect of deductibles in health care insurance on doctor visits : Swiss evidence
Gerfin, Michael (contributor);  … - 2005
"We evaluate the effect of the size of deductibles in the basic health insurance in Switzerland on the probability of a doctor visit. We employ nonparametric bounding techniques to minimise statistical assumptions. In order to tighten the bounds we consider three further assumptions: mean...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002852574
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Self-control and unhealthy body weight: the role of impulsivity and restraint
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Dahmann, Sarah Christina; … - 2022
We examine the relationship between trait self-control and body weight. Data from a population representative household survey reveal that limited self-control is strongly associated with both objective and subjective measures of unhealthy body weight. Those with limited self-control are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012804211
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Locus of control, self-control, and health outcomes
Botha, Ferdi; Dahmann, Sarah Christina - 2022
We provide the first empirical evidence on the direct link between locus of control and self-control, and how they interact in explaining a range of health outcomes. Using rich Australian survey data, we find that, while the two traits are distinct constructs, a greater internal locus of control...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013209270
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Drinking is different! : examining the role of locus of control for alcohol consumption
Caliendo, Marco; Hennecke, Juliane - 2020
Unhealthy behavior can be extremely costly from a micro- and macroeconomic perspective and exploring the determinants of such behavior is highly important from an economist's point of view. We examine whether locus of control (LOC) can explain alcohol consumption as an important domain of health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012226602
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Physicians and the production of health : returns to health care during the mortality transition
Liebert, Helge; Mäder, Beatrice - 2022
expulsion of Jewish physicians from statutory health insurance as exogenous variation in regional physician supply. Increases in … the supply of physicians reduce infant mortality and mortality from common childhood diseases. Using a semiparametric …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013184082
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Quality and quantity in primary care mixed payment models : evidence from family health organizations in Ontario
Kantarevic, Jasmin; Kralj, Boris - 2011
physicians in Ontario, Canada. Using a panel of administrative data that covers one year before and two years after the FHO model … was introduced in 2007, we find that physicians in the FHO model provide about 6 percent fewer services and visits per day … immunizations, pap smears, and mammograms compared to physicians in the FHG model. These results are largely consistent with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009307981
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Medical brain drain : assessing the role of job attributes and individual traits
Bertoni, Marco; Chattopadhyay, Debdeep; Gu, Yuanyuan - 2023
We study physicians' migration intentions by undertaking a Discrete Choice Experiment with senior Italian medical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014309508
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Do they find you on Facebook? : Facebook profile picture and hiring chances
Baert, Stijn - 2015
We investigate whether the publicly available information on Facebook about job applicants affects employers' hiring decisions. To this end, we conduct a field experiment in which fictitious job applications are sent to real job openings in Belgium. The only characteristic in which these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408193
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Enhanced fee-for-service model and access to physician services : evidence from Family Health Groups in Ontario
Kantarevic, Jasmin; Kralj, Boris; Weinkauf, Darrel - 2010
We study an enhanced fee-for-service model for primary care physicians in the Family Health Groups (FHG) in Ontario … distinct patients seen. We also find that the FHG physicians have lower referral rates and treat slightly more complex patients … than the comparable FFS physicians. These results suggest that the FHG model offers a promising alternative to the FFS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003950712
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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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