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A structural model of coronavirus behaviour: What do four waves of Covid tell us?
Meenagh, David; Minford, Patrick - 2022
This paper extends Meenagh and Minford (2021) to the four waves of infection in the UK by end-2021, using the unique newly available sample-based estimates of infections created by the ONS. These allow us to estimate the e§ects on the Covid hospitalisation and fatality rates of vaccination and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014480726
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Environmental Regulation and International Trade
Mulatu, Abay; Florax, Raymond J.G.M.; Withagen, Cees A. - 2004
We empirically investigate the responsiveness of international trade to the stringency of environmental regulation. Stringent environmental regulation may impair the export competitiveness of ‘dirty’ domestic industries, and as a result, ‘pollution havens’ emerge in countries where...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325249
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Environmental policy and industrial competitiveness: The pollution haven hypothesis reconsidered
Bommer, Rolf - 1995
The Pollution-Haven Hypothesis suggests that tight environmental standards reduce domestic producers' competitiveness and give rise to their relocating to countries with more lenient standards. This paper questions that relocation is always caused by reduced competitiveness at home. By using a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398179
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Does retirement age impact mortality?
Hernaes, Erik; Markussen, Simen; Piggott, John; Vestad, Ola - 2012
This paper studies the relationship between retirement and mortality, using a unique administrative data set covering … instrumental variables estimation we find that retirement age has no effect on mortality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330230
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Evaluating the impact of community-based health interventions: evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program
Rocha, Romero; Soares, Rodrigo Reis - 2009
program on mortality and on household behavior related to child labor and schooling, employment of adults, and fertility. We … find consistent effects of the program on reductions in mortality throughout the age distribution, but mainly at earlier …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276694
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Compulsory schooling reforms, education and mortality in twentieth century Europe
Gathmann, Christina; Jürges, Hendrik; Reinhold, Steffen - 2012
example, report contradictory effects of education and compulsory schooling on mortality - ranging from zero to large … mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we … quantify the mean mortality effect and explore its dispersion across gender, time and countries. We find that men benefit from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281040
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Compulsory schooling reforms, education and mortality in twentieth century Europe
Gathmann, Christina; Jürges, Hendrik; Reinhold, Steffen - 2012
example, report contradictory effects of education and compulsory schooling on mortality - ranging from zero to large … mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we … quantify the mean mortality effect and explore its dispersion across gender, time and countries. We find that men benefit from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282359
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Urban public works in spatial equilibrium: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia
Franklin, Simon; Imbertand, Clément; Abebe, Girum; … - 2023
This paper evaluates a large urban public works program randomly rolled out across neighborhoods of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We find that the program increased public employment and reduced private labor supply among beneficiaries and improved local amenities in treated locations. We then combine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014480361
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International differences in longevity and health and their economic consequences
Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Goldman, Dana; Lakdawalla, Darius; … - 2009
In 1975, 50 year-old Americans could expect to live slightly longer than their European counterparts. By 2005, American life expectancy at that age has diverged substantially compared to Europe. We find that this growing longevity gap is primarily the symptom of real declines in the health of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269620
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Do the obese really die younger or do health expenditures buy them extra years?
Frijters, Paul; Barón, Juan D. - 2009
A recent debate in the medical literature has arisen around the mortality effects of obesity. Whereas it has been … undermines the notion that economic growth comes with health warnings. We revisit this debate going over the mortality effects of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270627