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the population health of local children. We demonstrate that the tax reduced ambient air pollution by 5 to 10 percent, and … children. The change in health was more gradual than the change in pollution suggesting that it may take time for the full … health effects of changes in pollution to be felt. Given the sluggish adjustment of health to pollution changes, short …
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This study examines the effects of a congestion tax in central Stockholm on ambient air pollution and the health of … conditions. As the change in health was more gradual than the change in pollution, it may take time for the full health effects … programs may understate long-run health benefits …
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the population health of local children. We demonstrate that the tax reduced ambient air pollution by 5 to 15 percent, and … young children. The change in health was more gradual than the change in pollution suggesting that it may take time for the … full health effects of changes in pollution to be felt. Given the sluggish adjustment of health to pollution changes, short …
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Reliance on self-rated health to proxy medical need can bias estimation of education-related inequity in health care … utilisation. We correct this bias both by instrumenting self-rated health with objective health indicators and by purging self …-rated health of reporting heterogeneity identified from health vignettes. Using data on elderly Europeans, we find that …
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The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act intensified debates over the role of government in the distribution of healthcare. A nationally-representative sample of Americans reported their estimated and ideal distributions of healthcare (unmet need for prescription medications) and...
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