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The Effect of Inequality on Redistribution : An Econometric Analysis
Boskin, Michael J.; Elnahal, Kareem; Zhang, Adam - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Using data on U.S. state and federal taxes and transfers over a quarter century, we estimate a regression model that yields the marginal effect of any shift of market income share from one quintile to another on the entire post tax, post-transfer income distribution. We identify exogenous income...
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Regression Discontinuity Evidence on the Effectiveness of the Minimum Legal E-Cigarette Purchasing Age
DeSimone, Jeff; Grossman, Daniel; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Increases in youth vaping rates and concerns of a new generation of nicotine addicts recently prompted an increase in the federal minimum legal purchase age (MLPA) for tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to 21 years. This study presents the first regression discontinuity evidence on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013435176
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Accelerating Vaccine Innovation for Emerging Infectious Diseases via Parallel Discovery
Barberio, Joseph; Becraft, Jacob; Ben Chaouch, Zied; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We analyze the financial performance of a hypothetical portfolio of 120 mRNA vaccine candidates in the preclinical stage targeting 11 emerging infectious diseases. We calibrate the simulation parameters with input from domain experts in mRNA technology and an extensive literature review. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334345
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The Cyclicality of Births and Babies' Health, Revisited : Evidence from Unemployment Insurance
Dettling, Lisa J.; Kearney, Melissa Schettini - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We revisit the cyclical nature of birth rates and infant health and investigate to what extent the relationship between … provide novel evidence that infant health is countercyclical based on timing of conception, but procyclical based on time in … utero. The negative relationship between the in utero aggregate unemployment rate and infant health also disappears when …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014226134
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Spillovers in Public Benefit Enrollment : How does Expanding Public Health Insurance for Working-Age Adults affect Future Health Insurance Choices?
Bundorf, M. Kate; McInerney, Melissa; Simon, Kosali … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
examining how access to publicly subsidized health insurance prior to age 65 affects public benefit choices at the age of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635638
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Safeguarding Consumers Through Minimum Quality Standards : Milk Inspections and Urban Mortality, 1880-1910
Anderson, D. Mark; Charles, Kerwin Kofi; McKelligott, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We examine the effect of enforcing minimum quality standards (MQSs) on consumer health. In the late 1800s, the urban …-19 percent. Ours is the first study to provide evidence that MQSs can improve consumer health when directly applied to an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013210091
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Medical Cannabis Availability and Mental Health : Evidence From New York's Medical Cannabis Program
Drake, Coleman; Nagy, Dylan; Slusky, David; Eisenberg, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Evidence on cannabis legalization's effects on mental health remains scarce, despite both rapid increases in cannabis … use and an ongoing mental health crisis in the United States. We use granular geographic data to estimate medical cannabis … dispensary availability's effects on self-reported mental health in New York state from 2011 through 2021 using a two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014544792
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Investigating the Complexity of Naloxone Distribution : Which Policies Matter for Pharmacies and Potential Recipients
Smart, Rosanna; Powell, David; Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Despite efforts to address the opioid crisis, opioid-related overdoses remain a significant contributor to mortality. State efforts to reduce overdose deaths by removing barriers to naloxone have recently focused on pharmacy channels, but the specifics of these laws and the contexts in which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250160
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Covering Undocumented Immigrants : The Effects of a Large-Scale Prenatal Care Intervention
Miller, Sarah; Wherry, Laura - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for public insurance coverage for prenatal care in most states, despite their children representing a large fraction of births and having U.S. citizenship. In this paper, we examine a policy that expanded Medicaid pregnancy coverage to undocumented...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334516
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The Effect of Vaccine Mandates on Disease Spread : Evidence from College COVID-19 Mandates
Acton, Riley K.; Cao, Wenjia; Cook, Emily E.; Imberman, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
with a variety of county-level public health outcomes, to provide the first estimates of the effects of these mandates on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334520