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The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors
Cawley, John; Ruhm, Christopher - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky...
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Water Quality Violations and Avoidance Behavior: Evidence from Bottled Water Consumption
Graff Zivin, Joshua; Schlenker, Wolfram; Neidell, Matthew - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
In this paper, we examine the impact of poor water quality on avoidance behavior by estimating the change in bottled water purchases in response to drinking water violations. Using data from a national grocery chain matched with water quality violations, we find an increase in bottled water...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008788760
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Rural Demography, Public Services and Land Rights in Africa: A Village-Level Analysis in Burkina Faso
McMillan, Margaret Mcmillan; Kazianga, Harounan; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
This paper uses historical census data from Burkina Faso to characterize local demographic pressures associated with internal migration into river valleys after Onchocerciasis eradication, combined with a new survey of village elders to document change over time and differences across villages...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009403422
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The Impact of Piped Water Provision on Infant Mortality in Brazil: A Quantile Panel Data Approach
Gamper-Rabindran, Shanti; Khan, Shakeeb; Timmins, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008
We examine the impact of piped water on the under-1 infant mortality rate (IMR) in Brazil using a novel econometric procedure for the estimation of quantile treatment effects with panel data. The provision of piped water in Brazil is highly correlated with other observable and unobservable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248735
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Preventives Versus Treatments
Kremer, Michael; Snyder, Christopher - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2015
Preventives are sold ex ante, before disease status is realized, while treatments are sold ex post. Even if the mean of the ex ante distribution of consumer values is the same as that ex post, the shape of the distributions may differ, generating a difference between the surplus each product can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011201893
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Insurers' Negotiating Leverage and the External Effects of Medicare Part D
Lakdawalla, Darius; Yin, Wesley - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
Public financing of private health insurance may generate external effects beyond the subsidized population, by influencing the size and bargaining power of health insurers. We test for this external effect in the context of Medicare Part D. We analyze how Part D-related insurer size increases...
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Pharmaceutical Use Following Generic Entry: Paying Less and Buying Less
Knittel, Christopher R.; Huckfeldt, Peter J. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
We study the effects of generic entry on prices and utilization using both event study models that exploit the … differential timing of generic entry across drug molecules and cast studies. Our analysis examines drugs treating hypertension … Survey. We find that utilization of drug molecules starts decreasing in the two years prior to generic entry and continues to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009018250
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The Effect of FDA Advisories on Branded Pharmaceutical Firms' Valuations and Promotion Efforts
Conti, Rena M.; Huskamp, Haiden A.; Berndt, Ernst R. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expends considerable efforts in regulating medications approved for use. Yet the impact of medication labeling changes on brand pharmaceutical products, and whether and what firms do to respond to increased information regarding the safety and efficacy...
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Brand Loyalty, Generic Entry and Price Competition in Pharmaceuticals in the Quarter Century After the 1984 Waxman-Hatch Legislation
Berndt, Ernst R.; Aitken, Murray L. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
following initial generic entry and by 24 months to 65, in 2009 the comparable generic price indexes are 68 and 27, respectively … patent has expired. Across all nine therapeutic areas, at 24 months post-generic entry, the weighted mean reduction in …
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Mergers When Prices are Negotiated: Evidence from the Hospital Industry
Nevo, Aviv; Gowrisankaran, Gautam; Town, Robert - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
We estimate a bargaining model of competition between hospitals and managed care organizations (MCOs) and use the estimates to evaluate the effects of hospital mergers. We find that MCO bargaining restrains hospital prices significantly. The model demonstrates the potential impact of coinsurance...
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