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Germany’s healthcare system is praised as one of the best in the world. In this article, we review Germany’s health … system by critically analysing its structure, funding, resource allocation, provider payments, efficiency, health outcomes …, and access. Whilst health provision and access are comparably high, signs of technical inefficiencies exist. Although …
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This study examines the relationship between pharmaceutical R&D and health care expenditures, distinguishing between …
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evidence of negative effects on general, mental, or physical health in the 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF12), nor on self …While wind power is considered key in the transition towards net zero, there are concerns about adverse health impacts …-assessed health or doctor visits. We also do not find evidence for effects on suicides, an extreme measure of negative mental health …
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evidence of negative effects on general, mental, or physical health in the 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF12), nor on self …While wind power is considered key in the transition towards net zero, there are concerns about adverse health impacts …-assessed health or doctor visits. We also do not find evidence for effects on suicides, an extreme measure of negative mental health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014425436
evidence of negative effects on general, mental, or physical health in the 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF- 12), nor on self …While wind power is considered key in the transition towards net zero, there are concerns about adverse health impacts …-assessed health or doctor visits. We also do not find evidence for effects on suicides, an extreme measure of negative mental health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377752
child health can provide an important explanation for disparities in children's human capital development across different …-cognitive skills. We analyze data from economic experiments with preschoolers and their mothers to investigate whether child health can … willingness to compete with others. Our findings suggest that health problems arenegatively related to children's willingness to …
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The issue of whether employees who work more hours than they want to suffer adverse health consequences is important … question by analyzing the impact of the discrepancy between actual and desired work hours on self-perceived health outcomes in …-hour mismatches (i.e., differences between actual and desired hours) have negative effects on workers´ health. In particular, we show …
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While previous studies have shown that recessions are associated with better health outcomes and behaviors, the focus … previously established counter-cyclical pattern in health and heath behaviors is held during the Great Recession. Using data from … capturing health and health behaviors, we show that the association between economic deterioration and these outcomes has …
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We investigate long-run effects of episodes of hunger experienced as a child on health status and behavioral outcomes … suggest that individual behavior is a pathway between early life shocks and adult health: We find that those who experienced …-documented biological channel from early life circumstances to adult health, there is also a behavioral pathway. …
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This study estimates the causal effect of working hours on health. We deal with the endogeneity of working hours … on subjective and several objective health measures. The effects are mainly driven by women and parents of minor children …
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