Using data from a field experiment in Kenya, we document that providing individuals with simple informal savings … providing a safe place to keep money was sufficient to increase health savings, through a mental accounting effect. Adding an … earmarking feature was only helpful when funds were put towards emergencies; earmarking for preventative health reduced savings …

income distribution. In this paper, we examine the effects of minimum wage increases on the health of low-educated Hispanic … typically have less access to health care. Using a difference-in-differences identification strategy and data drawn from the … that low-educated Hispanic women likely affected by minimum wage increases experience any changes in health status, access …

of literature by examining the association between higher insurance deductibles in the Swiss health system and preventive … conduct our study, we made use of the 2017 Swiss Health Survey and employed an ordered probit model with each prevention …

An existing literature shows that health shocks can induce healthier behaviors. However, almost no work has explored … heterogeneity in post-shock behavioral decisions based on financial risk exposure to medical spending. Using the Health and … demonstrate that those who experience a health shock simultaneously with a spell of being uninsured are roughly two to three times …

drugs, use of other medical services, and health for a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries. Given the … health. We find that gaining prescription drug insurance through Medicare Part D was associated with a 70% increase in the … health care services or health, as measured by functional status and self-reported health. Among those in poorer health, we …