This paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19, as reported in the Child Development … overall health and psychological health of the child. Three measures of religion/religiosity of the child are employed … health and the three measures of religion/religiosity. Those children (self-report or primary caregiver report) who have …

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 … estimate the spillover effects of the WHIS findings on health behavior by means of a difference-in-differences methodology …

This paper compares health care systems. It looks beyond normal academic, political, or journalistic rhetoric, by …. The paper finds that a number of myths and common believes in health care policy are not supported by emprical evidence …. Global health care policy, as well as health care policy in United States, needs to look at statistical data and profound …

This paper assesses the performance of the United States health system in an international context and discusses … potential directions for reform. The US health system is unique among OECD countries in its heavy reliance on the private sector … for both financing and delivery of health care. The public sector plays a not-insignificant role, providing coverage for …

discontinuity design and self-reported test data from national health surveys, we find test rates for breast, colorectal, and …

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 … estimate the spillover effects of the WHIS findings on health behavior by means of a difference-in-differences methodology …

, approximately 500,000 individuals. It checks that the key results are not due to cohort effects. Nor do we rely on simple life-satisfaction …

fill this gap by examining the impact of child care subsidy receipt on maternal health and the quality of child … care subsidies are associated with worse maternal health and poorer interactions between parents and their children. In … particular, subsidized mothers report lower levels of overall health and are more likely to show symptoms consistent with anxiety …