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The effect of the Great Recession on health : a longitudinal study of Irish mothers 2001-2011
Briody, Jonathan; Doyle, Orla; Kelleher, Cecily - 2019
The relationship between recessions and health is mixed, with some evidence from the most recent financial crisis finding a positive effect on heath behaviours. This study uses longitudinal data spanning the periods before, during and after the Irish crisis of 2008, to test the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012063066
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Subjective Expectations of Medical Expenditures and Insurance in Rural Ethiopia
Yilma, Zelalem; O'Donnell, Owen; Mebratie, Anagaw; … - 2015
Little is known about perceptions of medical expenditure risks despite their presumed relevance to health insurance demand. This paper reports on a unique elicitation of subjective probabilities of medical expenditures from rural Ethiopians who are offered the opportunity to purchase health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011403583
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Subjective expectations of medical expenditures and insurance in rural Ethiopia
Yilma, Zelalem; O'Donnell, Owen; Mebratie, Anagaw; … - 2015
Little is known about perceptions of medical expenditure risks despite their presumed relevance to health insurance demand. This paper reports on a unique elicitation of subjective probabilities of medical expenditures from rural Ethiopians who are offered the opportunity to purchase health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011376274
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Are health care payments in Albania catastrophic? Evidence form ALSMS 2002, 2005 and 2008
Tomini, Sonila; Packard, Truman G. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
The absent or poorly functioning risk pooling mechanisms and high amounts of out-of-pocket payments for health care expose households to financial risks associated with major illnesses or accidents. The aim of this paper is to analyse the extent to which out-of-pocket health spending impoverish...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712029
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Lung Cancer Mortality Is Elevated in Coal Mining Areas of Appalachia
Hendryx, Michael; O'Donnell, Kathryn; Horn, Kimberly - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2008
Previous research has documented increased lung cancer incidence and mortality in Appalachia. The current study tests whether residence in coal mining areas of Appalachia is a contributing factor. We conducted a national county-level analysis to identify contributions of smoking rates,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929303
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Lung Cancer Mortality Is Elevated in Coal Mining Areas of Appalachia
Hendryx, Michael; O'Donnell, Kathryn; Horn, Kimberly - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2008
Previous research has documented increased lung cancer incidence and mortality in Appalachia. The current study tests whether residence in coal mining areas of Appalachia is a contributing factor. We conducted a national county-level analysis to identify contributions of smoking rates,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010781373
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Demand-side determinants of access to healthcare services : empirical evidence from Africa
Kabongo, Wa Ntita Serge; Mbonigaba, Josue - In: Spoudai : journal of economics and business 67 (2017) 4, pp. 3-22
determinants of access to healthcare in Africa aestimates the short-run and long run effects of these determinants. Panel data from … in the sample. Access to healthcare was a necessiwith the long-run income elasticity for access to healthcare being 0 … imply that policy makers should focus on income to increase access healthcare while taking cognisance of country …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011843921
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Heterogeneity in the persistence of health : evidence from a monthly micro panel
Hoskins, Stephen; Johnston, David; Kunz, Johannes; … - 2024
Despite being widely used in health economics, dynamic models of health and healthcare typically assume that the … in persistence, the paper documents substantial heterogeneity in health, medical expenditures, and healthcare use. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014535334
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A spatial analysis of inter-regional patient mobility in Italy
Balia, Silvia; Brau, Rinaldo; Marrocu, Emanuela - 2016
healthcare. However, some jurisdictions may underperform due to the existence of economies of scale and spatial spillovers. Where … guaranteeing universalism and equity in healthcare. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011882572
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Wages and the demand for health : a life cycle analysis
Dustmann, Christian; Windmeijer, Frank - 2000
This paper presents a life cycle model for the demand for health, and derives empirical specifications that distinguish between permanent and transitory wage responses. Using panel data, we estimate dynamic health and health input demand equations. We find evidence of negative transitory wage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011537676