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Health responses to a wealth shock : evidence from a Swedish tax reform
Erixson, Oscar - 2014
This essay contributes in two ways to the literature on the effects of economic circumstances on health. First, it deals with reverse causality and omitted variable bias by exploiting exogenous variation in inherited wealth generated by the unexpected repeal of the Swedish inheritance tax....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010393280
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Health Responses to a Wealth Shock : Evidence from a Swedish Tax Reform
Erixson, Oscar - 2014
This essay contributes in two ways to the literature on the effects of economic circumstances on health. First, it deals with reverse causality and omitted variable bias by exploiting exogenous variation in inherited wealth generated by the unexpected repeal of the Swedish inheritance tax....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013057800
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A hard pill to swallow? : parental health shocks and children's mental health
Glaser, Felix; Pruckner, Gerald J. - 2022
Based on comprehensive administrative health record data from Austria, this study examines how children's mental health responds to a severe parental health shock. To account for the endogeneity of a serious parental illness, our sample is restricted to children who experience the health shock...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013489770
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Childhood health shocks and the intergenerational transmission of inequality
Eriksen, Tine M.; Gaulke, Amanda; Svensson, Jannet; … - 2023
We examine the role of health shocks in childhood and parental background in transmitting intergenerational inequality. We use Danish administrative registry data (a setting with universal access to health care) and the quasi-random onset of Type 1 Diabetes in childhood to document substantial...
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Do Smokers Respond to Health Shocks?
Smith, V. Kerry; Taylor, Donald H.; Sloan, Frank A.; … - 2011
smoked react differently to serious, smoking related health shocks. The results support the conclusion that smokers have a … different risk perception process. Smokers were only sensitive to their own smoking related illnesses while former smokers and … smokers react to information messages, suggest that generalized messages about the hazards of smoking may be less effective …
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The role of early-life conditions in the cognitive decline due to adverse events later in life
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Deeg, Dorly J.H.; Lindeboom, … - 2010
Cognitive functioning of elderly individuals may be affected by events such as the loss of a (grand)child or partner or the onset of a serious chronic condition, and by negative economic shocks such as job loss or the reduction of pension benefits. It is conceivable that the impact of such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003941481
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The role early-life conditions in the cognitive decline due to adverse events later in life
Berg, Gerard J. van den (contributor) - 2010
Serious life events, such as the loss or the onset of a chronic condition may influence cognitive functioning. We examine whether the cognitive impact of such events is stronger if conditions very early in life were adverse, using Dutch lnogitudinal data of older persons. We exploit exogenous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008656737
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The Role of Early-Life Conditions in the Cognitive Decline Due to Adverse Events Later in Life
van den Berg, Gerard J. - 2010
Cognitive functioning of elderly individuals may be affected by events such as the loss of a (grand)child or partner or the onset of a serious chronic condition, and by negative economic shocks such as job loss or the reduction of pension benefits. It is conceivable that the impact of such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013147372
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A brand specific investigation of international cost shock threats on price and margin with a manufacturer-wholesaler-retailer model
Dannewald, Till; Hildebrandt, Lutz - 2008
In times of increasing oil prices and a weak dollar, European companies that focus their business on the US market may find themselves in a weak position. While many businesses can hedge this kind of risk by relocating production to the US, or employing financial remedies, these strategies may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263755
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A brand specific investigation of international cost shock threats on price and margin with a manufacturer-wholesaler-retailer model
Dannewald, Till; Hildebrandt, Lutz - 2008
In times of increasing oil prices and a weak dollar, European companies that focus their business on the US market may find themselves in a weak position. While many businesses can hedge this kind of risk by relocating production to the US, or employing financial remedies, these strategies may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003796133