public health.Unless WTO members reach a consensus, the multilateral trading system may be further complicated by a delay …

impacts on maternal health care costs, either of a physical or of a mental in nature, as measured by physicians? fee …- delivery, we estimate the causal effects of two major distinct parental leave reforms on maternal health outcomes, over a … period of 5 years postpartum. The health outcomes are objective measures based on all types of medical services provided by …

This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on health. We exploit a sizable cohort …-in-Differences approach. The analysis is based on official records covering all individuals insured by the public health system in Germany and …-dimensionality in these health effects. The empirical findings reflect the multi-dimensionality but allow for deriving two broader …

states with more nursing homes per capita, in states with more COVID-19 deaths, and with more health workers. The subset of … health workers, including physicians and nurses, did not significantly impact administration or efficiency. On the other hand …, vaccination efficiency was lower in states with a centralized public health agency. States with a larger share of the elderly …

We use data of antidepressants prescribed by general practices to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on mental health … general practice health services caused by the pandemic. For this, we construct a counterfactual group using prescription data …

Many countries with national health care providers and health insurances regulate the market for pharmaceuticals to … (no. of firms) suggests a significant but small negative correlation with prices. -- pharmaceuticals ; prices ; co …