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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 retirement age impact mortality?

Hernaes, Erik; Markussen, Simen; Piggott, John; Vestad, … - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 3, pp. 586-598

The relationship between retirement and mortality is studied with a unique administrative data set covering the full population of Norway. A series of retirement policy changes in Norway reduced the retirement age for a group of workers but not for others. Difference-in-differences estimation...

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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 effects of medical school on health outcomes: Evidence from admission lotteries

Leuven, Edwin; Oosterbeek, Hessel; de Wolf, Inge - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 4, pp. 698-707

This paper estimates the effects of attending medical school on health outcomes by exploiting that admission to medical … exposed to a health-related education curriculum. The results show only modest impacts on health outcomes. Attending medical … school reduces alcohol consumption and being underweight somewhat, and has a small positive impact on self-reported health …

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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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Publication selection and the income elasticity of the value of a statistical life

Doucouliagos, Hristos; Stanley, T.D.; Viscusi, W. Kip - In: Journal of Health Economics 33 (2014) C, pp. 67-75

Estimates of the value of a statistical life (VSL) establish the price government agencies use to value fatality risks. Transferring these valuations to other populations often utilizes the income elasticity of the VSL, which typically draw on estimates from meta-analyses. Using a data set...

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Aversion to health inequalities in healthcare prioritisation: A multicriteria optimisation perspective

Morton, Alec - In: Journal of Health Economics 36 (2014) C, pp. 164-173

In this paper we discuss the prioritisation of healthcare projects where there is a concern about health inequalities … measurement of health at an aggregate level. Our analysis begins with a standard welfare economic model of healthcare resource … health – the problem can be reformulated as one of finding a particular subset of the class of efficient solutions to an …

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Nurses’ labour supply elasticities: The importance of accounting for extensive margins

Hanel, Barbara; Kalb, Guyonne; Scott, Anthony - In: Journal of Health Economics 33 (2014) C, pp. 94-112

We estimate a multi-sector model of nursing qualification holders’ labour supply in different occupations. A structural approach allows us to model the labour force participation decision, the occupational and shift-type choice, and the decision about hours worked as a joint outcome following...

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Using a discrete choice experiment to estimate health state utility values

Bansback, Nick; Brazier, John; Tsuchiya, Aki; Anis, Aslam - In: Journal of Health Economics 31 (2012) 1, pp. 306-318

(TTO) task to estimate values on the health utility scale for the EQ-5D. The DCE was tested in a survey alongside the TTO … derive logical and consistent values for health states valued on the full health – dead scale. The DCE overcame some issues …

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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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