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I investigate the contribution of pharmaceutical innovation to recent longevity growth in Germany and France. First, I examine the effect of the vintage of prescription drugs (and other variables) on the life expectancy and age-adjusted mortality rates of residents of Germany, using...
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A sample of 237,782 individual observations was obtained in four areas of France: rural Alsace, urban Alsace, Limousin, and Brie (Ile-de-France). Trends in the biological standard of living of conscripts born in these regions between 1780 and 1920 fit well with the recently estimated trends for...
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We investigate the determinants of the fertility decline in Europe from 1830 to 1970 using a newly constructed dataset of linguistic distances between European regions. We find that the fertility decline resulted from a gradual diffusion of new fertility behavior from French-speaking regions to...
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We investigate the impact of regulation of off-label prescriptions on physicians' behavior, patients' health, treatment …-label drugs for the treatment of depression. Using a model of prescription choice and health outcomes with unobserved patient …-level heterogeneity, we identify the demand for on-label and off-label drugs and the effect of prescription choice on health outcomes. On …
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