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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 …
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Administrative data are considered the "gold standard" when measuring program participation, but little evidence exists on the potential problems with administrative records or their implications for econometric estimates. We explore issues with administrative data using the FoodAPS, a unique...
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We identify the ages that constitute critical periods in children's development towards their adult health status. For …. Long-run health is proxied by adult height. The relation between siblings' ages at migration and their heights after age 18 …
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between these programs and child health, while little is known about the mechanisms by which such relationships arise. Using … the 2007 American Time Use Survey and the Eating and Health Module, we explore differences in time use across families …
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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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, 2020, 40 states and the District of Columbia adopted SIPOs. This study explores the impact of SIPOs on health, with …
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We examine the impact of progressive and regressive abortion legislation on women's health and survival in Mexico … observe small or null impacts on women's health from increasing sanctions on illegal abortion. We find some evidence to …
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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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'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 …
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This paper investigates the effects of local smoking bans on different out-comes using county and time variation over the last 20 years in the US. First, I find no evidence that local smoking bans in bars, restaurants and workplaces decrease the prevalence of smoking. The estimates are very...
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