Similar Search Results

Desigualdade de transplantes de òrgãos no Brasil: Análise do perfil dos receptores por sexo e raça ou cor

Marinho, Alexandre; Cardoso, Simone de Souza; de … - 2011

According to Brazilian Law, access to organ transplantation in Brazil should be equitable for all and not be influenced by race, geography, religion, or economic status. But we show that non-Whites and women are underrepresented among organ transplantation recipients, although they are no longer...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330828

Desigualdade de transplantes de òrgãos no Brasil : análise do perfil dos receptores por sexo e raça ou cor

Marinho, Alexandre; Cardoso, Simone de Souza; Almeida, … - 2011

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009231988

Debiasing Desire : Addressing Bias and Discrimination on Intimate Platforms

Hutson, Jevan - 2018

Designing technical systems to be resistant to bias and discrimination represents vital new terrain for researchers, policymakers, and the anti-discrimination project more broadly. We consider bias and discrimination in the context of popular online dating and hookup platforms in the United...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012911663

(Anti)Poverty Measures Exposed

Lipman, Francine J. - 2018

Few economic indicators have more salience and pervasive financial impact on everyday lives in the United States than poverty measures. Nevertheless, policymakers, researchers, advocates, and legislators generally do not understand the details of poverty measure mechanics. These detailed...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014117404

Managing Medical Bills on the Brink of Bankruptcy

Jacoby, Melissa B. - 2010

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 aims to expand coverage for the uninsured and regulate out-of-pocket expenses to some extent. Yet, this new law does not change the assumption that patients often will owe some money directly to medical providers. Health care practice...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013152414

Does a Mature AIDS Epidemic Threaten Growth?

Cuesta, José A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008

This paper models the impact on economic growth of HIV/AIDS when the epidemic is in a mature phase, in contrast with previous studies focused on periods of expansion, as in African countries. Simulations for Honduras, the epicenter of the epidemic in Central America, show that AIDS is not likely...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653926

The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Audit Fees and Audit Delay : Evidence from Auditor Local Offices

Harjoto, Maretno A.; Laksmana, Indrarini - 2023

This study examines the impact of COVID-19 public health restrictions on audit fees and audit delay at the auditor … the length of lockdown in auditors’ office locations on audit fees and audit delay. We also examine whether office … lockdown and both audit fees and audit delay. We find that a longer lockdown in auditors’ office locations is associated with …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014261373

Is Covid-19 "the great leveler"? : the critical role of social identity in lockdown-induced job losses

Deshpande, Ashwini; Ramachandran, Rajesh - 2020

Using nationally representative panel data for 21,799 individuals between May 2018 and April 2020, this paper investigates whether the Covid-19 pandemic was indeed a "Great Leveler" in the sense that it imposed similar and equivalent labour market shocks on different caste groups. We find that...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012252403

Gender identity-, race-, and ethnicity-based discrimination in access to mental health care : evidence from an audit correspondence field experiment

Fumarco, Luca; Harrell, Benjamin J.; Button, Patrick; … - In: American Journal of Health Economics : AJHE official … 10 (2024) 2, pp. 182-214

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014633585

The unequal consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic : evidence from a large representative German population survey

Immel, Lea; Neumeier, Florian; Peichl, Andreas - 2021

We employ panel data from three waves of a large representative population survey carried out between June and November 2020 to assess in what regards and to what extent different groups of the German population are affected by the COVID- 19 crisis. Using common factor analysis, we demonstrate...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012582202