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Guner, Nezih; Kulikova, Yuliy; Llull, Joan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

We use the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to study the relationship between marriage and health for working-age (20 to 64) individuals. In both data sets married agents are healthier than unmarried ones, and the health gap between married...

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Economic Conditions at Birth, Birth Weight, Ability, and the Causal Path to Cardiovascular Mortality

Modin, Bitte; den Berg, Gerard J van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

) mortality later in life. In addition, we examine to what extent these long-run effects run by way of cognitive ability and …--1929 covering birth weight, family characteristics, school grades, sibling identifiers, and outcomes later in life including the … (across the full range) and CV mortality rate later in life is significantly stronger if the individual is born in a recession …

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Death and Development

Lorentzen, Peter L.; McMillan, John; Wacziarg, Romain - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

Analyzing a variety of cross-national and sub-national data, we argue that high adult mortality reduces economic growth by shortening time horizons. Higher adult mortality is associated with increased levels of risky behaviour, higher fertility, and lower investment in physical and human...

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Competition and Quality: Evidence from the NHS Internal Market 1991-9

Burgess, Simon; Gossage, Denise; Propper, Carol - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

Payer-driven competition has been widely advocated as a means of increasing efficiency in health care markets. The 1990s reforms to the UK health service followed this path. We examine whether competition led to better outcomes for patients, as measured by death rates after treatment following...

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Explaining Differences in Hospital Performance: Does the Answer Lie in the Labour Market?

Burgess, Simon; Gossage, Denise; Propper, Carol - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

This Paper examines the relationship between performance of English public sector hospitals (NHS trusts) and the quality of their nursing staff. Performance ratings of NHS trusts published in 2001 and 2002 indicate a clear regional divide. This divide is not explained by lower medical need. The...

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Do Public Health Interventions Crowd Out Private Health Investments? Malaria Control Policies in Eritrea

Carneiro, Pedro; Ghebremeskel, Tewolde; Keating, Joseph; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

It is often argued that engaging in indoor residual spraying (IRS) in areas with high coverage of mosquito bed nets may discourage net ownership and use. This is just a case of a public program inducing perverse incentives. We analyze new data from a randomized control trial conducted in Eritrea...

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Workplace health promotion and labour market performance of employees

Huber, Martin; Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

This paper investigates the average effects of (firm-provided) workplace health promotion measures in form of the analysis of sickness absenteeism and health circles/courses on labour market out¬comes of the firms’ employees. Exploiting linked employer-employee panel data that consist of rich...

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The Caloric Costs of Culture: Evidence from Indian Migrants

Atkin, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

Anthropologists have long documented substantial and persistent differences across social groups in the preferences and taboos for particular foods. One natural question to ask is whether such food cultures matter in an economic sense. In particular, can culture constrain caloric intake and...

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Distance to cannabis-shops and age of onset of cannabis use

Palali, Ali; Ours, Jan C van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

In the Netherlands cannabis use is quasi-legalized. Small quantities of cannabis can be bought in cannabis-shops. We investigate how the distance to the nearest cannabis-shop affects the age of onset of cannabis use. We use a Mixed Proportional Hazard rate framework to take account of observable...

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Cannabis use and suicidal ideation

Fergusson, David; Horwood, John; Ours, Jan C van; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

Globally, suicide has emerged as the second leading cause of death among youth aged 10-24 years old. In order to better understand the causes of this phenomenon, we investigate the relationship between suicidal ideation and cannabis use. Our empirical analysis is based on a 30 year longitudinal...

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