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Reference-dependent effects of unemployment on mental health : conference paper

Grunow, Martina - 2013

This paper provides an empirical analysis of reference-dependent effects of unemployment on mental health. I show that … the negative effect of unemployment on mental health depends on expectations about the future employment status. Several … regarding changes in mental health. Theoretical foundation comes from models for reference-dependent preferences with endogenous …

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The impact of extreme weather events on child health : evidence from Mongolia ; conference paper

Groppo, Valeria; Schindler, Kati - 2014 - Draft

This paper investigates the impact of a devastating weather shock on child anthropometrics, using data from Mongolia. We employ a diff-in-diff strategy to identify the effect of an extremely harsh winter in 2010, which caused the death of about 20 percent of the national livestock. Results...

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The impact of access to piped drinking water on human capital formation : evidence from Brasilian primary schools ; conference paper

Barde, Julia Alexa; Walkiewicz, Juliana - 2013

We analyze the impact of access to piped water on human capital formation as measured by test scores from standardized school exams at Brasilian primary schools. We find a positive and significant effect of around 11 percent of the standard deviation of mean test scores. The effect of piped...

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Mental health and the economy : papers presented at a conference ...

Ferman, Louis A. (ed.) - 1979

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Labor market effects of sports and exercise : evidence from Canadian panel data ; conference paper

Lechner, Michael; Sari, Nazmi - 2014 - This version: January 2014

Based on the Canadian National Population Health Survey we estimate the effects of individ-ual sports and exercise on … individual labor market outcomes. The data covers the period from 1994 to 2008. It is longitudinal and rich in life-style, health …

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The effect of copayments on children's and adolescents' demand for medical care : conference paper

Nilsson, Anton; Paul, Alexander Gabriel - 2014

and their medical visits. We examine whether the response to prices varies by socioeconomic background or health status … represent a substitution away from inpatient care. The size of the response differs by health and income but not by educational …

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