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Health investment decisions in response to diabetes information in older Americans
Slade, Alexander N. - In: Journal of Health Economics 31 (2012) 3, pp. 502-520
Diabetes is a very common and serious chronic disease, and one of the fastest growing disease burdens in the United States. Further, health behaviors, such as exercise, smoking, drinking, as well as weight status, are instrumental to diabetes management and the reduction of its medical...
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Smoking persistence across countries: A panel data analysis
Christelis, Dimitris; Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anna - In: Journal of Health Economics 30 (2011) 5, pp. 1077-1093
We provide new cross-country evidence on smoking persistence in Europe, which can be due to both true state dependence and individual unobserved heterogeneity. We distinguish between the two by using semi-parametric nonlinear panel data methods, applied to both the smoking participation and the...
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Does information on health status lead to a healthier lifestyle? Evidence from China on the effect of hypertension diagnosis on food consumption
Zhao, Meng; Konishi, Yoshifumi; Glewwe, Paul - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 2, pp. 367-385
We examine the role of information in understanding the differential effects of income on the demand for health. In the health capital framework of Grossman (JPE, 1972), we derive the testable hypotheses that individuals adjust their diet in a healthier direction upon receiving negative health...
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Exploring the intergenerational persistence of mental health: Evidence from three generations
Johnston, David W.; Schurer, Stefanie; Shields, Michael A. - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 6, pp. 1077-1089
This paper uses data from the 1970 British Cohort Study to quantify the intergenerational persistence of mental health, and the long-run economic costs associated with poor parental mental health. We find a strong and significant intergenerational correlation that is robust to different...
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Recession depression: Mental health effects of the 2008 stock market crash
McInerney, Melissa; Mellor, Jennifer M.; Nicholas, … - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 6, pp. 1090-1104
Do sudden, large wealth losses affect mental health? We use exogenous variation in the interview dates of the 2008 Health and Retirement Study to assess the impact of large wealth losses on mental health among older U.S. adults. We compare cross-wave changes in wealth and mental health for...
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The effect of unemployment on the mental health of spouses – Evidence from plant closures in Germany
Marcus, Jan - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 3, pp. 546-558
Studies on health effects of unemployment usually neglect spillover effects on spouses. This study specifically investigates the effect of an individual's unemployment on the mental health of their spouse. In order to allow for causal interpretation of the estimates, it focuses on plant closure...
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The health effects of leaving school in a bad economy
Maclean, Johanna Catherine - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 5, pp. 951-964
This study investigates the lasting health effects of leaving school in a bad economy. Three empirical patterns motivate this study: Leaving school in a bad economy has persistent and negative career effects, career and health outcomes are correlated, and fluctuations in contemporaneous economic...
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The Effect of Unemployment on the Mental Health of Spouses – Evidence from plant closures in Germany
Marcus, Jan - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 3, pp. 546-558
Studies on health effects of unemployment usually neglect spillover effects on spouses. This study specifically investigates the effect of an individual's unemployment on the mental health of their spouse. In order to allow for causal interpretation of the estimates, it focuses on plant closure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010312886
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The effects of cannabis use on physical and mental health
Ours, Jan C. van; Williams, Jenny - In: Journal of Health Economics 31 (2012) 4, pp. 564-577
This paper investigates whether cannabis use affects physical and mental health. To do so, information on prime aged individuals living in Amsterdam in 1994 is used. Dutch data offer a clear advantage in estimating the health impacts of cannabis use because the legal status of cannabis in the...
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The impact of physical education on obesity among elementary school children
Cawley, John; Frisvold, David; Meyerhoefer, Chad - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 4, pp. 743-755
In response to the dramatic rise in childhood obesity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other organizations … of obesity among 5th graders. This effect is concentrated among boys; we find evidence that this gender difference is …. This represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and thus offers at least some support …
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