Throughout history, technological progress has transformed population health, but the distributional effects of these … gains are unclear. New substitutes for older, more expensive health technologies can produce convergence in population … health outcomes, but may also be prone to “elite capture” leading to divergence. This paper studies the case of penicillin …

consumption. We investigate whether an aggregate health production function can help to explain the substantial fluctuations in … the rate of increase in longevity since 1960. We view longevity as the output of the health production function, and … models using annual U.S. time-series data on life expectancy, health expenditure, and medical innovation. Reliable annual …

opioid use and, in turn, infant health and maternal behaviors. We conduct several types of analyses including reduced form … analyses of the effect of policies on infant health and maternal behaviors, and instrumental variables analyses of the effects … of prescription opioid use on infant health and maternal behaviors. Results from our analysis suggest that reductions in …

The single largest item in the United States foreign aid health budget is antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the … health in sub-Saharan Africa are surmountable …

and newborn health. Our empirical strategy combines multiple sources of information and takes into account the seasonality … evidence of significant deterioration of newborn health as measured by the incidence of low birthweight and infant mortality … health, and thereby may improve the average health of children conceived …

To shed new light on the role private profit incentives play in promoting public health, in this paper we conduct an … without the use of any product. Thus, the public health returns to smoking cessation product advertisements exceed the private …

We examine the effect of direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of drug treatment on an important health habit, physical … healthy lifestyles. Using the National Health Insurance Survey (NHIS) and MSA-level DTCA data, we find that the DTCA related …-run, but also have long-run impacts on people's health by affecting their daily routines …

Older adults have the highest rates of many health conditions for which medical marijuana may be effective in … moderating symptoms and are at elevated risk of reducing labor supply due to poor health. Surprisingly little is known about how … laws on the health and labor supply of adults age 51 and older, focusing on those with medical conditions that may respond …

drugs, use of other medical services, and health for a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries. Given the … health. We find that gaining prescription drug insurance through Medicare Part D was associated with a 70% increase in the … health care services or health, as measured by functional status and self-reported health. Among those in poorer health, we …