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What to Expect When It Gets Hotter : The Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Extreme Heat on Maternal Health
Kim, Jiyoon - 2019
heat increases the risk of maternal hospitalization during pregnancy for potentially life-threatening causes. We find that … maternal pregnancy health is larger for black than for white mothers, suggesting that projected increases in extreme heat over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480329
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Estimating Marginal Returns to Medical Care : Evidence from At-Risk Newborns
Almond, Douglas - 2008
We estimate marginal returns to medical care for at-risk newborns by comparing health outcomes and medical treatment provision on either side of common risk classifications, most notably the "very low birth weight" threshold at 1500 grams. First, using data on the census of US births in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464125
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Minimum Drinking Age Laws and Infant Health Outcomes
Watson, Tara - 2008
Alcohol policies have potentially far-reaching impacts on risky sexual behavior, prenatal health behaviors, and subsequent outcomes for infants. We examine whether changes in minimum drinking age (MLDA) laws affect the likelihood of poor birth outcomes. Using data from the National Vital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464527
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From Infant to Mother : Early Disease Environment and Future Maternal Health
Almond, Douglas - 2011
This paper examines the links between the disease environment around the time of a woman's birth, and her health at the … time she delivers her own infant. Our results suggest that exposure to disease in early childhood significantly increases … whites. Among whites, this effect remains when we control for maternal behaviors as well as disease exposure. Among blacks …
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A Theory of Voluntary Testing and Self-isolation in an Ongoing Pandemic
Hellmann, Thomas F. - 2020
Thinking beyond Covid-19, there is a growing interest in what economic structures will be needed to face ongoing pandemics. In this paper we focus on the diagnostic problem and examine a new paradigm of voluntary self-testing by private individuals. People without symptoms face daily choices of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012482161
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Information, Avoidance Behavior, and Health : The Effect of Ozone on Asthma Hospitalizations
Neidell, Matthew J. - 2008
This paper assesses whether responses to information about risk impact estimates of the relationship between ozone and asthma in Southern California. Using a regression discontinuity design, I find smog alerts significantly reduces daily attendance at two major outdoor facilities. Using daily...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464438
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How Corruption Hits People When They Are Down
Hunt, Jennifer - 2006
Using cross-country and Peruvian data, I show that victims of misfortune, particularly crime victims, are much more likely than non-victims to bribe public officials. Misfortune increases victims' demand for public services, raising bribery indirectly, and also increases victims' propensity to...
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Behavior Mediates the Health Effects of Extreme Wildfire Smoke Events
Heft-Neal, Sam; Gould, Carlos F.; Childs, Marissa; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Air pollution is known to negatively affect a range of health outcomes. Wildfire smoke is an increasingly important contributor to air pollution, yet extreme smoke events are highly salient and could induce behavioral responses that alter health impacts. We combine geolocated data covering the...
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Behavior mediates the health effects of extreme wildfire smoke events
Heft-Neal, Sam; Gould, Carlos F.; Childs, Marissa; … - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014246459
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Professional Partnerships and Matching in Obstetrics
Epstein, Andrew - 2008
Theory indicates that internally-differentiated professional partnerships can promote matching between heterogeneous consumers and professionals, particularly when consumers have imperfect information or markets have barriers to referrals between firms. We test this in obstetrics markets,...
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