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Weight loss and sexual activity in adult obese individuals: Establishing a causal link
Reichert, Arndt R.; Tauchmann, Harald; Wübker, Ansgar - 2015
Obesity may not only be linked to undesirable health outcomes but also to limitations in sexual life. The present paper aims to assess whether there is a causal relationship between weight loss and sexual activity in adult obese individuals. To address the endogeneity of weight loss that is...
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The Causal Impact of Fear of Unemployment on Psychological Health
Reichert, Arndt; Tauchmann, Harald - 2011
Das vorliegende Papier untersucht den Effekt von Arbeitsplatzunsicherheit auf die psychische Gesundheit. Im Gegensatz … Arbeitsplatzunsicherheit auf die mentale Gesundheit beleuchtet. Die empirische Analyse von Paneldaten aus Deutschland, die … Arbeitsplatz eine deutlich verschlechterte psychischen Gesundheit nach sich zieht. Die Ergebnisse von Quantilsregressionen deuten …
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The Causal Impact of Fear of Unemployment on Psychological Health
Reichert, Arndt; Tauchmann, Harald - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2011
We analyze the eff ect of job insecurity on psychological health. We extend the group of people being aff ected to employees who have insecure jobs to account for a broader measure of the mental health consequences of potential unemployment. Using panel data with staff reductions in the company...
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Who will be the mediator? Local politics and hospital closures in Germany
Sriubaite, Ieva - 2021
This paper analyses the effects of hospital closures in Germany in the context of emergency medical care for patients with acute myocardial infarction or hemorrhagic stroke. Using a comprehensive inpatient care data, I evaluate the extent of the impact of hospital closures between 2006 and 2012...
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Demand, Selection and Patient Outcomes in German Acute Care Hospitals
Schwierz, Christoph; Augurzky, Boris; Focke, Axel; … - 2008
In times of peak demand hospitals may fail to deliver the high standard of treatment quality that they are able to offer their patients at regular times. To assess the magnitude of these effects, this study analyzes the effects of low staff-to-patients ratios on patient outcomes empirically. We...
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Co-pay and Feel Okay: Evidence of Illusory Health Gains from a Health Insurance Reform
Paloyo, Alfredo R. - 2009
The reliability of general self-rated health status is examined using the reform of the public health insurance system of Germany in 2004 as a source of exogenous variation. Among others, the reform introduced a co-payment for ambulatory doctor visits and increased the co-payments for...
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Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme in the Context of the Health MDGs – An Empirical Evaluation Using Propensity Score Matching
Mensah, Joseph; Oppong, Joseph R.; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2009
In 2003 the Government of Ghana established a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to improve health care access for Ghanaians and eventually replace the cash-and-carry system. This study evaluates the NHIS to determine whether it is fulfilling its purpose in the context of the Millennium...
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Using Job Changes to Evaluate the Bias of the Value of a Statistical Life
Spengler, Hannes; Schaffner, Sandra - 2007
This paper presents a new approach to obtain unbiased estimates of the value of a statistical life (VSL) with labor market data. Investigating job changes,we combine the advantages of recent panel studies, which allow to control for unobserved heterogeneity of workers, and conventional...
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Sick of your Job? – Negative Health Effects from Non-Optimal Employment
Kleibrink, Jan - 2014
Dieser Beitrag untersucht empirisch den Effekt von Arbeitsplatzeigenschaften auf die individuelle Gesundheit. In einer … Zufriedenheit mit dem Arbeitsplatz zu schlechterer Gesundheit führt. In einem weiteren Schritt werden die zugrunde liegenden … Limit negative Gesundheitseffekte haben. Besonders betroffen ist die mentale Gesundheit. Allerdings gibt es auch …
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Job Characteristics and Labour Supply
Kunze, Lars; Suppa, Nicolai - 2013
We document the importance of non-pecuniary aspects in employment relationships by showing that labour supply elasticities differ significantly among individuals' job characteristics. Factor analysis indicates the relevance of four characteristics: autonomy, workload, variety and job security....
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