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Birth order, parental health investment, and health in childhood
Pruckner, Gerald J.; Schneeweis, Nicole; Schober, Thomas; … - 2019
Research has shown that cognitive and non-cognitive skills, education and earnings decrease with birth order. Less is known about birth order effects on health. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between birth order, health at birth and in childhood, and parental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140596
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Birth Order, parental health investment, and health in childhood
Pruckner, Gerald J.; Schneeweis, Nicole; Schober, Thomas; … - 2019
Research has shown that cognitive and non-cognitive skills, education and earnings decrease with birth order. Less is known about birth order effects on health. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between birth order, health at birth and in childhood, and parental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140939
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Birth Order, Parental Health Investment, and Health in Childhood
Pruckner, Gerald J.; Schneeweis, Nicole; Schober, Thomas; … - 2019
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between birth order, health at birth and in childhood, and parental health investment using administrative data from Austria. We find significant birth order effects on health at birth and in primary school. These effects are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179967
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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
unemployment reducing the probability of being obese and tobacco consumption. The relationship with physical activity is more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389343
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Causal impact of physical activity on child health and development
Nguyen, Ha Trong; Christian, Hayley; Le, Huong Thu; … - 2022
The relationship between physical activity and child health and development is well-documented, yet the extant literature provides limited causal insight into the amount of physical activity considered optimal for improving any given health or developmental outcome. This paper exploits exogenous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013173713
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Sibling Spillovers and the Choice to Get Vaccinated: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
Humlum, Maria Knoth; Morthorst, Marius Opstrup; … - 2022
We investigate the effects of the introduction of a population-wide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program on the vaccine take-up of the targeted group of 15-year-old girls and their older sisters. For identification, we rely on a regression discontinuity design and high-quality Danish...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013177750
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Do Socioeconomic Factors Really Explain Income-Related Inequalities in Health? Applying a Twin Design to Standard Decomposition Analysis
Gerdtham, Ulf-G.; Lundborg, Petter; Lyttkens, Carl Hampus; … - 2012
The concentration index and decomposition analysis are commonly used in economics to measure and explain socioeconomic inequalities in health. Such analysis builds on the strong assumption that a health production function can be estimated without substantial bias implying that health is caused...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208617
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Regional differences in diabetes across Europe: Regression and causal forest analyses
Elek, Petér S.; Bíró, Anikó - 2020
We examine regional differences in diabetes within Europe, and relate them to variations in socio-economic conditions, comorbidities, health behaviour and diabetes management. Using SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) data, first, we estimate multivariate regressions, where...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012604901
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Hit Where It Hurts: Healthcare Access and Intimate Partner Violence
Bellés Obrero, Cristina; Rice, Caoimhe T.; Castello, … - 2023
This paper investigates the causal link between healthcare access and the help-seeking behavior of intimate partner violence (IPV) victims. Healthcare access can be an important entry point for screening or detecting IPV. Doctors are required by law to report any injuries to a judge if they...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296738
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The causal impact of mental health on tobacco and alcohol consumption: An instrumental variables approach
Mitrou, Francis; Nguyen, Ha Trong; Le, Huong Thu; … - 2023
household monetary expenditures on either tobacco or alcohol. The impact is greater for lower educated individuals or children … cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking behaviours. We find that mental distress significantly increases the prevalence and … intensity of either cigarette or alcohol consumption. Further analysis reveals that mental distress also substantially increases …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014319983