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Compression of morbidity and the labor supply of older people
Romeu Gordo, Laura - 2006
This paper tests whether there is evidence of compression of morbidity using data from the American Health and Retirement Study and analyzes the effects of this on the labor supply of older people. We find younger cohorts to suffer less from functional problems than older cohorts at given ages....
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Birth cohort and the black-white achievement gap: The roles of health soon after birth
Chay, Kenneth Y.; Guryan, Jonathan; Mazumder, Bhashkar - 2009
One literature documents a significant, black-white gap in average test scores, while another finds a substantial narrowing of the gap during the 1980's, and stagnation in convergence after. We use two data sources - the Long Term Trends NAEP and AFQT scores for the universe of applicants to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010292121
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The economic crisis and medical care usage
Lusardi, Annamaria; Schneider, Daniel; Tufano, Peter - 2010
We use a unique, nationally representative cross-national dataset to document the reduction in individuals' usage of routine non-emergency medical care in the midst of the economic crisis. A substantially larger fraction of Americans have reduced medical care than have individuals in Great...
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Mobilization against AIDS: Beobachtungen von einer Reise im Herbst 1985
Paul, Gerd - In: Eine Stadt lebt mit AIDS: Hilfe und Selbsthilfe in San …, (pp. 10-27). 1986
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Anti-Tabakpolitik in den USA: Modell oder Sonderfall der Prävention?
Kühn, Hagen - In: Präventionspolitik: gesellschaftliche Strategien der …, (pp. 325-345). 1994
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Healthismus: eine Analyse der Präventionspolitik und Gesundheitsförderung in den U.S.A.
Kühn, Hagen - 1993
besorgte Blicke über den Atlantik in die USA: Die einen verweisen auf die statistisch eindrucksvollen Erfolge, vor allem im …. Andere sehen aus den USA Gefahren eines autoritär normierten Gesundheitsverhaltens auf Europa zukommen, das zu Uniformität … Erkenntnissen der Sozialepidemiologie. Dieser Arbeit liegen zahlreiche Recherchen in den USA und ein Aufenthalt als Visiting …
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School nutrition programs and the incidence of childhood obesity
Millimet, Daniel L.; Tchernis, Rusty; Husain, Muna - 2008
In light of the recent rise in childhood obesity, the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) have received renewed attention. Using panel data on over 13,500 primary school students, we assess the relationship between SBP and NSLP participation and (relatively)...
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The rise in obesity across the Atlantic: an economic perspective
Brunello, Giorgio; Michaud, Pierre-Carl; … - 2008
We provide comparable evidence on the patterns and trends in obesity across the Atlantic and analyse whether there are economic rationales for public intervention to control obesity. We take into account equity issues as well as efficiency considerations, which are organized around three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268706
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Education, information, and improved health: evidence from breast cancer screening
Chen, Keith; Lange, Fabian - 2008
While it is well known that education strongly predicts health, less is known as to why. One reason might be that education improves health-care decision making. In this paper we attempt to disentangle improved decision making from other effects of education, and to quantify how large an impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268933
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Health investment over the life-cycle
Halliday, Timothy J.; He, Hui; Zhang, Hao - 2009
We study the evolution of health investment over the life-cycle by calibrating a model of endogenous health accumulation. The model is able to produce the decline in labor supply with age as well as the hump-shaped consumption profile. In both cases, health and health investment play a crucial...
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