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The Essential Role of Altruism in Medical Decision Making
Gertler, Paul J.; Kwan, Ada - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
motivated versus altruistic preferences influence medical care decision making in the context of malaria in Kenya. We measured … present as real patients the identical clinical case scenario to providers. The SPs were confirmed to be malaria negative …-motivated providers report higher rates of false-positive malaria test results than do more altruistic providers. Specifically, purely …
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Do Patients Value High-Quality Medical Care? Experimental Evidence from Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment
López, Carolina; Sautmann, Anja; Schaner, Simone - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
information about the importance of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria. The provider training increased provider reliance … on RDTs, improving the match between a patient's malaria status and treatment with antimalarials by 15-30 percent … match their true malaria status. The patient information intervention did not affect treatment outcomes or patient …
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A Mother's Voice : Impacts of Spousal Communication Training on Child Health Investments
Björkman-Nyqvist, Martina; Jayachandran, Seema; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Building on prior evidence that mothers often have a stronger preference for spending on children than fathers do, we use a randomized experiment to evaluate the impacts of a communication training program for mothers on child health in Uganda. The hypothesis is that the training will enable...
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Overcoming Behavioral Impediments to Maternal Care : Experimental Evidence on Domain Knowledge and Nudgeability from Recalcitrant Pakistan
Cyan, Musharraf Rasool; Cesur, Resul; Civelek, Yasin; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We conducted a large-scale field experiment to calibrate phone messaging to its potential of overcoming behavioral barriers to maternal care uptake in the countryside of a developing country, where a significant share of women forgoes life-saving maternity-related care even when within reach....
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The Role of Friends in the Opioid Epidemic
Adamopoulou, Effrosyni; Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
The role of friends in the US opioid epidemic is examined. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Health), adults aged 25-34 and their high school best friends are focused on. An instrumental variable technique is employed to estimate peer effects in opioid...
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Demand For E-Cigarettes Based On Nicotine Strength : Evidence From Retail Sales
Diaz, Megan C.; Bertrand, Adrian; McKay, Tatum; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Using NielsenIQ Retail Scanner data, we estimate demand equations for e-cigarettes by nicotine concentration. Overall, the models show that the price elasticities of demand range from -2.117 to -1.494. In a rapidly evolving e-cigarette market, demand for e-cigarettes varies considerably by...
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Do E-Cigarette Retail Licensure Laws Reduce Tobacco Use?
Courtemanche, Charles; Liang, Yang; Maclean, Johanna … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
E-cigarette licensure laws (ELLs) require retailers to obtain a state license to sell e-cigarettes over the counter. This study is the first to comprehensively explore the effect of ELL adoption on youth and adult tobacco product use. Using data from the State Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)...
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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...
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The Effects of Tobacco 21 Laws on Smoking and Vaping : Evidence from Panel Data and Biomarkers
Cotti, Chad; DeCicca, Philip; Nesson, Erik T. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
We use data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco Use and Health (PATH), a longitudinal data set including self-reported and biomarker measures of tobacco use, to examine the effects of state-level tobacco 21 (T21) laws on smoking and vaping. T21 laws reduce self-reported cigarette smoking...
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Comprehensive E-cigarette Flavor Bans and Tobacco Use among Youth and Adults
Saffer, Henry; Ozdogan, Selen; Grossman, Michael; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
The vast majority of youth e-cigarette users consume flavored e-cigarettes, raising concerns from public health advocates that flavors may drive youth initiation into and continued use of e-cigarettes. Flavors drew further notice from the public health community following the sudden outbreak of...
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