Since the 1960's there have been substantial increases in women's labor force attachment. Meanwhile, increases in life expectancy and a shifting focus to care in community settings have increased the odds of becoming a caregiver. In light of these changes and the unpaid leave policies introduced...

With increasing pressure on retirement-aged individuals to provide informal care while remaining in the workforce, it is important to understand the impact of informal care demands on individuals' retirement decisions. This paper explores whether different intensities of informal caregiving can...

Healthcare capital-to-labor ratios are examined for the 10 provincial single-payer health care plans across Canada. The data show an increasing trend - particularly during the period 1997-2009 during which the ratio as much as doubled from 3% to 6%. Multivariate analyses indicate that every...

Although a large body of research demonstrates an association between income and obesity, the causal nature of this relationship remains largely unclear. Using five biennial confidential master files (2000/01-2009/10) of the Canadian Community Health Survey, we examine the causal effect of...

Healthcare for young children is highly subsidized in many public health insurance programs around the world. However, the existing literature lacks evidence on how the demand for young children's healthcare reacts to these medical subsidy policies. This paper exploits a sharp increase in the...

This study assesses the impact of reductions in cost sharing for prescription drugs on preventable hospitalizations and outpatient care utilization among the elderly in the United States. In addition to affecting demand for drugs, drug cost sharing can also affect the demand for complement...

Objective: to examine the extent of the health risks of consuming multiple medications among the older population. Data sources/study setting: Secondary data from the period 2004-2006. The study setting was the province of Ontario, Canada, and the sample consisted of individuals aged 65 years or...

Canada has strengthened intellectual property (IP) protections for pharmaceutical drugs several times over the last three decades. These changes were intended to lengthen the period of market exclusivity for new brand drugs and thereby allow them to earn additional sales revenues that could be...

Bans on retail tobacco displays, of the type proposed by New York's Mayor Bloomberg in March 2013, have been operative in several economies since 2001. Despite an enormous number of studies in public health journals using attitudinal data, we can find no population-based econometric studies of...

We develop a dynamic model to explore the optimal pricing strategy of a monopolist that faces potential market entry at a given point in time. By engaging in promotional activities, the dominant firm may increase future demand for the product, while by charging below a limit price it can prevent...