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We include insurance for addiction treatment in the standard rational addiction model and show that an increase in the level of insurance for addiction treatment induces a forward-looking individual to consume more of a harmfully addictive good currently. We test this implication using...
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drinking, especially for males, but does not have any significant impact on smoking or marijuana use habits of young adults …
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Decision-making in the realm of health behaviors, such as smoking or drinking, is influenced both by biological factors …. We show how the choice of smoking after a cardio-vascular health shock is jointly determined by the interplay between … points more likely to reduce smoking, but this is true only for those who have a low index of genetic predisposition to …
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Using within-family variation from twins and siblings, I find that smokers earn approximately 16% less than nonsmokers. Possible explanations for this earning difference are addiction-related productivity declines and earning reductions from higher health insurance costs. To investigate further,...
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This country report provides a description of the emergence of a health care system under public responsibility in Mozambique. The inception of the health care system refers to the first legislation stipulating entitlements to medical care. The report also includes a brief description of major...
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