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Does expanding access to cannabis affect traffic crashes? : county-level evidence from recreational marijuana dispensary sales in Colorado
Gunadi, Christian - 2021
This article examines the effect of recreational cannabis dispensary sales on traffic crashes by employing difference …-related hospital discharges after the entry of retail cannabis stores. However, there is a lack of evidence that traffic crash …
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When reality bites : local deaths and vaccine take-up
Giulie i, Corrado; Vlassopoulos, Michael; Zenou, Yves - 2021
In this study, we investigate whether COVID-19 deaths that occurred before vaccination rollouts impact subsequent vaccination take-up. We use data on local vaccination rates and COVID-19-related deaths from England measured at high geographic granularity. We nd that vaccination take-up as of...
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The perceived social rejection of sexual minorities : substance use and unprotected sexual intercourse
Drydakis, Nick - 2022
cannabis consumption and unprotected sexual intercourse in the capital of Greece, Athens. This is the first Greek study to … associated with the increased consumption of tobacco (by 9.1%, P <0.01), alcohol (by 7.1%, P <0.01), and cannabis (by 12.5%, P <0 … is stronger for men than women and there is increased cannabis consumption during periods of deteriorated economic …
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Early cannabis use and school to work transition of young men
Williams, Jenny; Ours, Jan C. van - 2017
We study the impact of early cannabis use on the school to work transition of young men. Our empirical approach … accounts for common unobserved confounders that jointly affect selection into cannabis use and the transition from school to … competing risk. We find that early cannabis use leads young men to accept job offers more quickly and at a lower wage rate …
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Can a supranational medicines agency restore trust after vaccine suspensions? : the case of Vaxzevria
Albanese, Andrea; Fallucchi, Francesco; Verheyden, Bertrand - 2021
Over the first half of March 2021, the majority of European governments suspended Astrazeneca's Vaxzevria vaccine as a precaution following media reports of rare blood clots. We analyse the impact of the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) March 18th statement assuring the public of the safety of...
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Sex workers' self-reported physical and mental health in Greece : a repeated cross-sectional study in 2009, 2013 and 2019
Drydakis, Nick - 2021
In Greece, given the precarious nature of the sex work industry, sex workers health and wellbeing is of concern. However, relevant research remains limited. This study examined whether sex workers' self-reported physical and mental health deteriorated across time points during the economic...
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Impacts of social and economic factors on the transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China
Qiu, Yun; Chen, Xi; Shi, Wei - 2020 - [revised]
This paper models the local and cross-city transmissions of the novel coronavirus in Chinabetween January 19 and February 29 in 2020. We examine the role of various socioeconomicmediating factors, including public health measures that encourage social distancing in localcommunities. Weather...
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Impacts of social and economic factors on the transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China
Qiu, Yun; Chen, Xi; Shi, Wei - 2020
This paper examines the role of various socioeconomic factors in mediating the local and cross-city transmissions of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in China. We implement a machine learning approach to select instrumental variables that strongly predict virus transmission among the rich...
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COVID-19 lockdown, home environment, lifestyles, and mental health among preschoolers in China
Zhang, Yunting; Zhao, Jin; Yu, Zhangsheng; Wang, Guanghai; … - 2024
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shanghai implemented lockdown measures to stop transmission of the virus. Over 26 million residents, including 0.8 million children aged 3-6, were confined at home. This study leveraged a city-wide cohort of preschool children - the Shanghai...
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Religiosity, smoking and other risky behaviors
Roman, Monica; Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Plopeanu, … - 2022
While under communism the identity-providing religion was suppressed, religiosity is strong today even among the youth in post-communist countries. This provides an appropriate background to investigate how external and internal religiosity relates to risky behaviors like smoking, drinking, and...
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