Showing 1 - 10 of 716
We evaluate the impact of government mandated proof of vaccination requirements for access to public venues and non-essential businesses on COVID-19 vaccine uptake. We find that the announcement of a mandate is associated with a rapid and significant surge in new vaccinations (more than 60%...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012795392
Mortality due to opioid overdoses has been growing rapidly in the U.S., with some states experiencing much steeper increases than others. Legalizing medical cannabis could reduce opioid-related mortality if potential opioid users substitute towards cannabis as a safer alternative. I show,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014113383
malaria vaccine similar to revenues realized from investments in typical existing commercial pharmaceutical products, as well … for the case of a malaria vaccine. Under conservative assumptions, we document that the intervention would be highly cost …-effective from a public health perspective. Sensitivity analyses suggest most characteristics of a hypothetical malaria vaccine would …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012751417
ACTs. Our analysis merges epidemiological models of malaria transmission among individuals and mosquitoes, evolution of … representative of malaria prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. We find that large subsidies for ACT are welfare improving across many … plausible scenarios for malaria transmission, drug-demand elasticities, and evolution of drug resistance; the benefits of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014055265
developed, no payments would be made. We estimate the offer size which would make the revenues from R&D investments on a malaria … of a malaria vaccine. Under conservative assumptions, we document that the intervention would be highly cost …-effective from a public health perspective. Sensitivity analyses suggest most characteristics of a hypothetical malaria vaccine would …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014065925
Linking health to the employment history of the whole Slovenia's workforce, this paper employs three innovative features. First, it utilizes a novel "double proof" approach of addressing the reverse causality that tracks only healthy individuals, making sure that any unemployment spell that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012517561
Understanding the role that drug adherence has on health outcomes in everyday clinical practice is central for the policy maker. This is particularly true when patients suffer from asymptomatic chronic conditions (i.e., hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes). By exploiting a unique...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014186394
Markets require informed participants to function efficiently. This paper examines the impact of providing targeted information directly to patients on their purchasing-decisions regarding pharmaceutical drugs. We analyze the effect of informational letters sent by a Swiss health insurer to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014564096
We examine the impact of new medical information on drug safety on preventive health behavior. We exploit the release of the findings of the Women's Health Initiative Study (WHIS) - the largest randomized controlled trial of women's health - which demonstrated in 2002 that long-term Hormone...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009534063
HPV infections can cause substantial burden in females and males as it is associated with several genital cancers, in addition to genital warts. Traditional economic evaluations often focus on quantifying cost-effectiveness, however, it is increasingly recognized that vaccinations may generate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011471871