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Geographic variation in inpatient care utilization, outcomes and costs for dementia patients in China

Lin, Zhuoer; Ba, Fang; Allore, Heather; Liu, Gordon G.; … - 2022

utilization, outcomes, and costs for patients hospitalized for dementia in China. Regional patterns demonstrate gaps in equity and …

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The effect of self-employment on health : instrumental variables analysis of longitudinal social security data

Gonçalves, Judite; Martins, Pedro S. - 2018

The growth of novel flexible work formats raises a number of questions about their effects upon health and the potential public policy implications. However, answering these questions is hampered by data and identification constraints. This is the first paper that draws on comprehensive...

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The causal impact of mental health on tobacco and alcohol consumption : an instrumental variables approach

Mitrou, Francis; Ha Trong Nguyen; Le, Huong Thu; … - 2023

The reciprocal relationship between psychiatric and substance use disorders is well-known, yet it remains largely unknown whether mental health morbidity causally leads to addictive behaviours. This paper utilises a fixed effects instrumental variables model, which is identified by time-varying...

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The effects of Vietnam-era military service on the long-term health of veterans : a bounds analysis

Wang, Xintong; Flores, Carlos; Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso - 2021

weak monotonicity assumption. We examine a large array of health outcomes and behaviors, including mortality, up to 40 …

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When reality bites : local deaths and vaccine take-up

Giulie i, Corrado; Vlassopoulos, Michael; Zenou, Yves - 2021

In this study, we investigate whether COVID-19 deaths that occurred before vaccination rollouts impact subsequent vaccination take-up. We use data on local vaccination rates and COVID-19-related deaths from England measured at high geographic granularity. We nd that vaccination take-up as of...

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Fertility transitions in developing countries : convergence, timing, and causes

Papagni, Erasmo - 2018

mortality are important determinants of fertility decline, while per-capita GDP has probably worked in the opposite direction … (Brueckner and Schwandt, 2015). Mortality is instrumented with the predicted mortality (Acemoglu and Johnson, 2007), and mothersí …

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Re-examining supplier-induced demand in health care : comparisons among patients affiliated and not affiliated with healthcare professionals in China

Si, Yafei; Zhou, Zhongliang; Su, Min; Hu, Han; Yang, Zesen - 2020

misbehaviors and contain costs in health care provision, it is important to realign provider incentives. …

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And thou shalt honor : children's caregiving, work and religion

Mazzotta, Fernanda; Bettio, Francesca; Zigante, Valentina - 2018 - draft, March 2018

In this paper we take a fresh look at the magnitude of the trade-off between caring informally for a parent and paid work. We adopt a simultaneous approach with a primary focus on how hours of care are influenced by hours of work rather than the other way round. We also investigate the role that...

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Children's residential proximity, spousal presence and dementia risk

Lin, Zhuoer; Yin, Xuecheng; Levy, Becca; Yuan, Yue; Chen, Xi - 2024

Cognitive impairment poses considerable challenges among older adults, with the protective role of family support becoming increasingly crucial. This study examines the role of children's residential proximity and spousal presence with dementia risk in cognitively impaired older adults. We...

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The impact of physician-patient gender match on healthcare quality : an experiment in China

Si, Yafei; Chen, Gang; Zhou, Zhongliang; Yip, Winnie C.; … - 2025

quality, there was no significant increase in medical costs or time investment. The gains in healthcare quality were partly … commitment and costs. The results suggest the potential role of cultural gender norms and physician defensive behavior when … quality of healthcare with modest costs, while reducing gender differences in care quality. …

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