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Rising educational gradients in mortality: The role of behavioral risk factors

Cutler, David M.; Lange, Fabian; Meara, Ellen; … - In: Journal of Health Economics 30 (2011) 6, pp. 1174-1187

The long-standing inverse relationship between education and mortality strengthened substantially at the end of the 20th century. This paper examines the reasons for this increase. We show that behavioral risk factors are not of primary importance. Smoking declined more for the better educated,...

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Does uninsurance affect the health outcomes of the insured? Evidence from heart attack patients in California

Daysal, N. Meltem - In: Journal of Health Economics 31 (2012) 4, pp. 545-563

In this paper, I examine the impact of uninsured patients on the in-hospital mortality rate of insured heart attack patients. I employ panel data models using patient discharge and hospital financial data from California (1999–2006). My results indicate that uninsured patients have an...

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The heterogeneity of the cigarette price effect on body mass index

Wehby, George L.; Courtemanche, Charles J. - In: Journal of Health Economics 31 (2012) 5, pp. 719-729

due to differences in underlying obesity risks or preferences for health. We evaluate heterogeneity in the long-run impact … weight loss is most beneficial for health – than at low levels. The effects are also strongest for blacks, college graduates …

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On correcting the concentration index for binary variables

Kjellsson, Gustav; Gerdtham, Ulf-G. - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 3, pp. 659-670

This article discusses measurement of socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of a health condition, in response … data from the European Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement. …

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An experimental test of the concentration index

Bleichrodt, Han; Rohde, Kirsten I.M.; Van Ourti, Tom - In: Journal of Health Economics 31 (2012) 1, pp. 86-98

The concentration index is widely used to measure income-related inequality in health. No insight exists, however …, whether the concentration index connects with people's preferences about distributions of income and health and whether a … alternative health inequality measures that have been proposed in the literature. Our data showed that decreases in the spread of …

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The effect of a hospital nurse staffing mandate on patient health outcomes: Evidence from California's minimum staffing regulation

Cook, Andrew; Gaynor, Martin; Stephens Jr, Melvin; … - In: Journal of Health Economics 31 (2012) 2, pp. 340-348

We evaluate the impact of California Assembly Bill 394, which mandated maximum levels of patients per nurse in the hospital setting. When the law was passed, some hospitals already met the requirements, while others did not. Thus changes in staffing ratios from the pre- to post-mandate periods...

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Smoking persistence across countries: A panel data analysis

Christelis, Dimitris; Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anna - In: Journal of Health Economics 30 (2011) 5, pp. 1077-1093

awareness of its health risks. …

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The incidence of the healthcare costs of smoking

Cowan, Benjamin; Schwab, Benjamin - In: Journal of Health Economics 30 (2011) 5, pp. 1094-1102

their higher expected healthcare costs. Similarly, we find that smokers who hold employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI …

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