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Depression and Shopping Behavior
Meckel, Katherine; Shapiro, Bradley - 2021
Using a large survey panel that connects household shopping behavior with individual health information, this paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013312897
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Is the cure worse than the disease? : county-level evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Amuedo Dorantes, Catalina; Kaushal, Neeraj; Muchow, … - 2020
Using county-level data on COVID-19 mortality and infections, along with county-level information on the adoption of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in the United States, we examine how the speed of NPI adoption affected COVID-19 mortality. Our estimates suggest that advancing the date...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012290764
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Labour market outcomes for cancer survivors: a review of the reviews
Sharipova, Adelina; Baert, Stijn - 2019
Objectives: To synthesise the existing reviews conducted on the labour market outcomes of cancer survivors by focusing on (i) the convergences and divergences on the overall work-related outcomes, (ii) the moderating factors studied to date, and (iii) an identification of areas where more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149122
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The Effect of Income on Obesity among Canadian Adults
Kpelitse, Koffi-Ahoto; Devlin, Rose Anne; Sarma, Sisira - Canadian Centre for Health Economics - 2014
Health Survey, we examine the causal effect of income on adult body mass index (BMI) and obesity in Canada using an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010888402
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The Contribution of Behavior Change and Public Health to Improved U.S. Population Health
Cutler, David M.; Stewart, Susan T. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
health improvements, which we estimate at 1.82 years of quality-adjusted life. However, these were roughly offset by … health by way of behavioral improvements and public health are possible. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010950832
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Expanding Patients' Property Rights In Their Medical Records
Baker, Laurence C.; Bundorf, Kate; Kessler, Daniel - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
Although doctors and hospitals own their patients' medical records, state and federal laws require that they provide patients with a copy at "reasonable cost." We examine the effects of state laws that cap the fees that doctors and hospitals are allowed to charge patients for a copy of their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010951330
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Social Impact Bonds in Nonprofit Health Care: New Product or New Package?
Pauly, Mark; Swanson, Ashley - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
This note considers a relatively new form of financing for social services, the "Social Impact Bond." Proponents of Social Impact Bonds argue that they present a solution to several problems in funding social services, including performance measurement and the distribution of risk. Using a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010951420
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One Step at a Time: The Effects of an Early Literacy Text Messaging Program for Parents of Preschoolers
York, Benjamin N.; Loeb, Susanna - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
Substantial systematic differences exist in children’s home learning experiences. The few existing parenting programs that have shown promise often are not widely accessible, either due to the demands they place on parents’ time and effort or cost. In this study, we evaluate the effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010960434
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Health Care Adherence and Personalized Medicine
Philipson, Tomas; Egan, Mark - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
Non-adherence in health care results when a patient does not initiate or continue care that a provider has recommended …. Previous research identifies non-adherence as a major source of waste in US health care, totaling approximately 2.3% of GDP …, and have proposed a plethora of interventions to raise adherence. However, health economics provides little explicit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011274532
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Restraining High and Rising Cancer Drug Prices: Need for Accelerating R&D Productivity and Aligning Prices with Value
Bhardwaj, Ramesh - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
ample evidence of rising research and clinical testing costs underlying pharmaceutical innovations. There is a general …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011250913