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In this paper, we investigate the complex interrelationships among worktime, wages and health identified in the … Grossman model of the demand for health. We specify a 3-equation simultaneous model designed to capture the tune dependent … relationship between worktime and health found in other studies disappears when the relevant simultaneities are accounted for. Our …
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long-run effects on health, labor, and human capital of both historical pandemics (with a focus on the 1918 Influenza … heavy human cost—taken together, this public health crisis and its attendant economic downturn appear poised to dwarf the …
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This paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment and respiratory health for remote workers (i … college degrees. Non-remote workers also experienced relatively worse respiratory health, which likely occurred because it was … job losses and, to a lesser extent, health losses were highest among non-remote workers from low-income households …
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modes; health care access; long-run opportunity, as measured by income mobility and incarceration rates; human mobility; and … underlying population health. We find that the proportions of black and Hispanic residents in a ZIP code are both positively and …
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pandemic influenced health outcomes. We first document large differences in content between the two most popular cable news …
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During a pandemic, an individual's choices can determine outcomes not only for the individual but also for the entire community. Beliefs, constraints and preferences may shape behavior. This paper documents demographic differences in behaviors, beliefs, constraints and risk preferences across...
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spring of 2020. This paper examines the impact that these actions had on emissions and expected health effects through …
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broad contributions. First, we provide a concise review of economic and social science research on mobility patterns, labor … market outcomes, consumer behavior, and population health during the first phase of the epidemic. Second, we sketch a simple …
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We analyze the role of international trade and health coordination in times of a pandemic by building a two …
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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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