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support for his claims about the costs of the current system. He asserts that Epstein never assesses the possible benefits of …
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We investigate behavioral responses to a staggered disruption in the supply of prescription opioids across U.S. states: the introduction of electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs). Using administrative datasets, we find PDMPs curtail the proliferation of prescription opioids....
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This paper studies the causal effect of parental death on children’s mental health. Combining several nationwide register-based data for Finnish citizens born between 1971 and 1986, we use an event study methodology to analyze hospitalization for mental health-related reasons by the age of 30....
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Recent literature recognises that improvements in longevity seen over the last 70 years are the result of the interaction of multiple factors that are both biologically and environmentally based, but quantification of the relative impact of the various factors has proved elusive. This paper...
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In this study, the causal nexus between child mortality rate, fertility rate, GDP, household final consumption … running from fertility rate, food production index, GDP, and household final consumption expenditure to the mortality rate …. Evidence from the Variance Decomposition Analysis shows that, almost 6% of future fluctuations in mortality rate are due to …
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In this paper we present a theory of health investment when there are multiple causes of death. Since there are several risks competing for one's life, the health investments in avoiding different causes of death are not independent in general. We analyze the optimal investment rules and the...
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In the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the mortality risk being presented by both the media and some public …, using this framework, why the mortality risk as often presented during the COVID 19 pandemic is inappropriate and downward …
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This paper studies the causal effect of parental death on children’s mental health. Combining several nationwide register-based data for Finnish citizens born between 1971 and 1986, we use an event study methodology to analyze hospitalization for mental health-related reasons by the age of 30....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012533883
causal effects on the health and mortality of the survivor. We estimate the model using a longitudinal survey that traces … takes account of selectivity in partners' mortality and health evolution. We find strong instantaneous effects of … bereavement on mortality and on certain aspects of health. Individuals lose on average 12% of residual life expectancy after …
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In this paper we present a theory of health investment when there are multiple causes of death. Since there are several risks "competing" for one's life, the health investments in avoiding different causes of death are not independent in general. We analyze the optimal investment rules and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320620