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Predicting COVID-19 vaccine uptake
Pronkina, Elizaveta; Rees, Daniel I. - 2022
Although COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, many adults are hesitant or unwilling to use them. Drawing on data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) Corona survey, we examine the correlates of vaccine uptake among Europeans ages 50 and older. We find that...
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Voting and political participation in the aftermath of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
Mansour, Hani; Rees, Daniel I.; Reeves, James - 2020
This is the first study to examine the effect of experiencing a widespread, deadly epidemic on voting behavior. Using … the period 1983-1987, we document the effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on votes received by Democratic and Republican … share received by Democratic candidates. Congressional districts that bore the brunt of the HIV/AIDS epidemic also saw …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012244757
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Voting and political participation in the aftermath of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
Mansour, Hani; Rees, Daniel I.; Reeves, James - 2020
This is the first study to examine the effect of experiencing a widespread, deadly epidemic on voting behavior. Using … the period 1983-1987, we document the effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on votes received by Democratic and Republican … share received by Democratic candidates. Congressional districts that bore the brunt of the HIV/AIDS epidemic also saw …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012249235
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Public Health Efforts and the Decline in Urban Mortality
Anderson, D. Mark - 2018
Using data on 25 major American cities for the period 1900-1940, we explore the effects of municipal-level public health efforts that were viewed as critical in the fight against food- and water-borne diseases. In addition to studying interventions such as treating sewage and setting strict...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012911188
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Public Health Efforts and the Decline in Urban Mortality : Reply to Cutler and Miller
Anderson, D. Mark - 2019
This is a rejoinder to a comment written by Cutler and Miller on our recent paper, "Public Health Efforts and the Decline in Urban Mortality" (IZA DP No. 11773), which reanalyzes data used by Cutler and Miller to investigate the determinants of the urban mortality decline from 1900 to 1936. Two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012894065
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Public health efforts and the decline in urban mortality : reply to Cutler and Miller
Anderson, D. Mark; Charles, Kerwin Kofi; Rees, Daniel I. - 2019
This is a rejoinder to a comment written by Cutler and Miller on our recent paper, "Public Health Efforts and the Decline in Urban Mortality" (IZA DP No. 11773), which reanalyzes data used by Cutler and Miller to investigate the determinants of the urban mortality decline from 1900 to 1936. Two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011972424
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Public health efforts and the decline in urban mortality
Anderson, D. Mark; Charles, Kerwin Kofi; Rees, Daniel I. - 2018
Using data on 25 major American cities for the period 1900-1940, we explore the effects of municipal-level public health efforts that were viewed as critical in the fight against food- and water-borne diseases. In addition to studying interventions such as treating sewage and setting strict...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011903985
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Voting and Political Participation in the Aftermath of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Mansour, Hani; Rees, Daniel I.; Reeves, James - 2020
This is the first study to examine the effect of experiencing a widespread, deadly epidemic on voting behavior. Using … the period 1983-1987, we document the effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on votes received by Democratic and Republican … share received by Democratic candidates. Congressional districts that bore the brunt of the HIV/AIDS epidemic also saw …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012269503
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Voting and Political Participation in the Aftermath of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Mansour, Hani; Rees, Daniel I.; Reeves, James - 2020
This is the first study to examine the effect of experiencing a widespread, deadly epidemic on voting behavior. Using … the period 1983-1987, we document the effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on votes received by Democratic and Republican … share received by Democratic candidates. Congressional districts that bore the brunt of the HIV/AIDS epidemic also saw …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270120
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The effect of occupational licensing on consumer welfare : early midwifery laws and maternal mortality
Anderson, D. Mark; Brown, Ryan; Charles, Kerwin Kofi; … - 2016
Occupational licensing is intended to protect consumers. Whether it does so is an important, but unanswered, question. Exploiting variation across states and municipalities in the timing and details of midwifery laws introduced during the period 1900-1940, and using a rich data set that we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517692