This paper investigates the effect of physicians on infant mortality, stillbirths and the incidence of common childhood diseases. We construct a new panel data set covering German municipalities from 1928 to 1936 based on historical sources. The endogeneity of health care supply is addressed by...

This paper investigates the effect of physicians on infant mortality, stillbirths and the incidence of common childhood diseases. We construct a new panel data set covering German municipalities from 1928 to 1936 based on historical sources. The endogeneity of health care supply is addressed by...

Diese Dissertation umfasst fünf Kapitel und beschäftigt sich vorwiegend mit Themen aus dem Bereich der Gesundheitsökonomie. Kapitel vier erforscht den Einfluss von Unterschieden in der medizinischen Grundversorgung auf die Kindersterblichkeit. Die Resultate weisen darauf hin, dass eine...

The third chapter examines the effect of physician coverage on infant mortality and the incidence of common childhood diseases. We utilise historical data and variation in the regional physician density provided by discriminatory policies in Germany in 1933, when Jewish physicians were expulsed...

This paper investigates the returns to health care provision during the mortality transition. We construct a new panel data set covering German municipalities from 1928 to 1936. The endogeneity of health care supply is addressed by using the expulsion of Jewish physicians from statutory health...