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Anticipation of deteriorating health and information avoidance
Schünemann, Johannes; Strulik, Holger; Trimborn, Timo - 2019
detrimental behavioral responses. We explore this idea in the context of endogenous health and aging. We integrate physiological … aging into a life-cycle model, calibrate it with data from gerontology, and analyze how the anticipation of a deteriorating … lifetime utility, health investments, and longevity. We then use the model to contribute to the literature on information …
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From pain patient to junkie : an economic theory of painkiller consumption and its impact on wellbeing and longevity
Strulik, Holger - 2019
In this paper, I propose a life cycle model of painkiller consumption that combines the theory of health deficit accumulation with the theory of addiction. Chronic pain is conceptualized as a persistent negative shock to lifetime utility that can be treated by pain relief medication. Some...
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Alcohol availability and alcohol-attributable mortality : economic implications following a change in sales policy
Stoppel, Relika - 2019
It is commonly known that irresponsible alcohol use can have adverse effects. For some people it results in health problems, for others in productivity loss, and some experience the worst possible outcome of alcohol misuse: death. This paper estimates the effect of reduced alcohol sales hours on...
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Sin taxes, insurance and the correction of internalities
Kalamov, Zarko Y.; Runkel, Marco - 2019
We analyze individuals with heterogeneous time-inconsistent preferences that consume sin goods and make a savings decision. A government may tax the sin good and provide mandatory health insurance. Due to time-inconsistency, the individual sin good and savings choices in ict internalities. Due...
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Do people choose what makes them happy and how do they decide at all? : a theoretical inquiry
Scheuer, Niklas - 2020
We develop a theoretical model that jointly explains optimal choices and happiness. We work with constant elasticity of substitution functions for utility and happiness. Employing a choice framework, individuals are confronted with two options. When there exists a trade-off, we determine...
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Mortality forecasting models within the context of an aging population
Ţoropoc, Iuliana - 2021
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A multi-label machine learning approach to support pathologist's histological analysis
Azzini, Antonia; Cortesi, Nicola; Marrara, Stefania; … - In: Proceedings of the ENTRENOVA - ENTerprise REsearch … 5 (2019) 1, pp. 197-208
This paper proposes a new tool in the field of telemedicine, defined as a specific branch where IT supports medicine, in case distance impairs the proper care to be delivered to a patient. All the information contained into medical texts, if properly extracted, may be suitable for searching,...
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When crime hits communities : a story of fear and depression in Mexico
Yakubenko, Viacheslav; Heesemann, Esther Luise - 2019
Illegal activities harm individuals and society as a whole. Besides the physical harm and immediate wealth loss, crime can entail more subtle, long-lasting consequences, namely, impaired mental health. This article presents significant evidence that the surge of crime rates in Mexico contributed...
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Social norms and information in menstrual health management
Castro, Silvia; Czura, Kristina - 2021
Inadequate hygiene during menstruation can have severe consequences, such as adverse health effects, lower educational attainment and higher work absenteeism. Cultural taboos and social norms surrounding menstruation may be responsible for misinformation on menstrual hygiene and may also prevent...
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Understanding demand for COVID-19 antibody testing
Serra-Garcia, Marta; Szech, Nora - 2021
We study individual demand for COVID-19 antibody tests in an incentivized study on a representative sample of the US population. Almost 2,000 participants trade off obtaining an athome test kit against money. At prices close to zero, 80 percent of individuals want the test. However, this broad...
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