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The long-term impact of in-utero cigarette taxes on adult prenatal smoking

Hoehn-Velasco, Lauren; Pesko, Michael F.; Phillips, Serena - 2022

This study examines the long-term link between in-utero cigarette taxes and adult prenatal smoking. We use U.S. birth certificate records to demonstrate that exposure to higher in-utero cigarette taxes (over 1965-2001) reduces later-life adult pre-pregnancy and prenatal smoking. We also show...

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The Effects of Traditional Cigarette and E-Cigarette Tax Rates on Adult Tobacco Product Use

Pesko, Michael; Courtemanche, Charles; Maclean, Catherine - 2021

We study the effects of traditional cigarette and e-cigarette taxes on use of these products among adults in the United … proportion of adults who smoke cigarettes daily by approximately one percentage point, translating to 2.5 million extra adult …

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Losers and losers: Some demographics of medical malpractice tort reforms

Friedson, Andrew I.; Kniesner, Thomas J. - 2011

Our research examines individual differences in the effects of medical malpractice tort reforms on pre-trial settlement speed and settlement amounts by age and most likely settlement size. Findings of note include that, unlike previously assumed, both absolute and percentage losses from tort...

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Losers and Losers: Some Demographics of Medical Malpractice Tort Reforms

Friedson, Andrew I.; Kniesner, Thomas J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

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Double coverage and demand for health care: Evidence from quantile regression

S, Moreira; P, Pita Barros - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2009

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Are employers discriminating with respect to weight? European Evidence using Quantile Regression

Atella, Vincenzo; Pace, Noemi; Vuri, Daniela - Centro di Studi Internazionali Sull'Economia e la … - 2008

The aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between obesity and wages, using data for nine countries … adopting a Quantile Regression approach to characterize the heterogenous impact of obesity at different points of the wage … heterogeneity as the relationship between obesity and wages differs across countries and wages quantiles and ii) cultural …

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Wages and Weight in Europe: Evidence using Quantile Regression Model

Atella, Vincenzo; Pace, Noemi; Vuri, Daniela - Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic … - 2007

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Factors Influencing the Body Mass Index of Adults in Canada

Cranfield, John A.L. - Department of Resource Economics and Environmental … - 2007

64 year old adults in Canada. BMI scores in Canada have increased, with gains stemming from disproportionate increases in …This paper explores socio-demographic, economic and behaviour factors influencing body mass index (BMI) amongst 20 to … female BMI. Econometric results indicate higher BMI scores for males, those born in Canada, those in food insecure homes and …

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Body weight and socio-economic determinants: Quantile estimations from the British Household Panel Survey

Pieroni, Luca; Salmasi, Luca - 2010

This work examines the socio-economic determinants of body weight in UK by means of two recent waves from the British Household Panel Survey. Our results support some findings in the literature, but also point to new conclusions and show that quantile regression estimates are quite different...

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The Effectiveness of Education and Health Spending among Brazilian Municipalities

Mello, Luiz de; Pisu, Mauro - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009

This paper uses a large dataset combining census, household survey and budgetary data for nearly 4.000 Brazilian municipalities to estimate the impact of government spending on education and health outcomes. We deal with the multi-dimensional nature of the population’s social status by...

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