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Utilizing a nationally representative panel data of middle-aged and elder individuals from China, we assess the health … that the negative impact of air pollution on female health is significant, particularly for females in the middle of the … health distribution. Notably, the implementation of environmental policies leads to health improvements in females and plays …
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Utilizing a nationally representative panel data of middle-aged and elder individuals from China, we assess the health … that the negative impact of air pollution on female health is significant, particularly for females in the middle of the … health distribution. Notably, the implementation of environmental policies leads to health improvements in females and plays …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014346211
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) introduced a mandate requiring chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menus and menu boards. This paper investigates whether and why calorie posting laws work. To do so, we develop a model of calories consumed that highlights two...
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This paper builds a government policy choice model in a general equilibrium setting in which households' health status …. Higher policy uncertainty will diminish the positive effects of the stricter policy on households' health status. Also …, households' risk-aversion reduces the jump in households' health status once the implementation of the new policy is announced …
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health. An additional analysis on the Tennessee healthcare reform supports our findings' external validity. Using the reform … as an instrument for health insurance coverage, we estimate its large impact on overall life-satisfaction. Our results …
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The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) introduced a mandate requiring chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menus and menu boards. This paper investigates whether and why calorie posting laws work. To do so, we develop a model of calories consumed that highlights two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012194955
Background Universal health coverage (UHC) aims to provide quality healthcare services and safeguard the population … from the fnancial burden of catastrophic health expenditure. Its primary objectives are to improve longevity and enhance …) and explores whether public health programs can reduce social inequality. By employing SWB inequality as a measure, we go …
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In response to the Covid 19 health crisis, the French government has imposed various measures, referred to as social …
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We estimate the causal impact of school smoking bans in Germany on the propensity and intensity of smoking. Using representative longitudinal data, we use variation in state, year, age cohort, school track, and survey time for implementation of such smoking bans to identify the effects of...
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