Superstition is a widespread phenomenon. We empirically examine its impact on health-related behavior and health … bad outcomes, we observe substantial adaptions in health-related behavior. Our identification exploits idiosyncratic … is a quantum effect, the latter two effects reflect changes in the timing of events. Efficient public health policy …

Superstition is a widespread phenomenon. We empirically examine its impact on health-related behavior and health … bad outcomes, we observe substantial adaptions in health-related behavior. Our identification exploits idiosyncratic … is a quantum effect, the latter two effects reflect changes in the timing of events. Efficient public health policy …

This paper interprets accidents occurring on the way to and from work as negative health shocks to identify the causal … effect of health on labor market outcomes. We argue that in our sample of exactly matched treated and control workers, these … health shocks are quasi-randomly assigned. A fixed-effects difference-in-differences approach estimates a negative and …

Maternity leave policies are designed to safeguard the health of pregnant workers and their unborn children. However …'s health at birth or long-term health and labor market outcomes. Subsequent maternal health and fertility are also unaffected …

Maternity leave policies are presumed to be essential to ensure the health of pregnant workers and their unborn … children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …

Maternity leave policies are presumed to be essential to ensure the health of pregnant workers and their unborn … children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …

-screening program on individuals' health status and health care cost. To account for selection into treatment, we used regional …Using a matched insurant-general practitioner panel data set, we estimated the effect of a general health … screening participation substantially increased inpatient and outpatient health care costs for up to two years after treatment …

-screening program on individuals' health status and health care cost. To account for selection into treatment, we used regional …Using a matched insurant-general practitioner panel data set, we estimated the effect of a general health … screening participation substantially increased inpatient and outpatient health care costs for up to two years after treatment …