We examine whether culturally transmitted time and risk preferences help explain differences in preventive health care uptake. We combine individual-level survey data from 27 European countries with country-level preference measures from the Global Preferences Survey. To isolate cultural...

We estimate the impact of firm quality – primarily measured by firm productivity – on the health maintenance of employees. Using linked employer-employee administrative panel data from Hungary, we analyze the dynamics of healthcare use before and after moving to a new firm. We show that...

Extending health insurance to previously uncovered populations can improve access to preventative health care alongside income effects resulting from lower need of out-of-pocket. However, theoretically, in the presence of ex-ante moral hazard, it can also give a disincentive to preventative...

The universal health care (UHC) law mandates that all Filipinos should have access to essential primary care services with a focus on preventive healthcare. As plans are being made by the government to map out a comprehensive outpatient benefit package covering primary care, it would be a worthy...

We examine the impact of usage of period products and reproductive tract infections (RTI) utilizing the National Family Health Survey-5 conducted in 2019-21 for India. Exploiting the exogenous variation in the average exposure of women in neighbouring households to television, we utilize an...

The standards of care for HIV define the expected or desired quality of prevention, treatment, and care for people at risk of HIV acquisition or living with HIV. The standards are based on a scientific rationale, as well as the responsibilities of each stakeholder, to ensure that people receive...

Education systems serve various purposes, including the enhancement of later-life health, though its effect can differ by socio-political regime. This paper examines the effects of exposure to communist education, which exposed children to a distinct cur-Curriculum and ideological content on...

Education systems serve various purposes, including the enhancement of later-life health, though its effect can differ by socio-political regime. This paper examines the effects of exposure to communist education, which exposed children to a distinct curcurriculum and ideological content on...

We use partial life expectancy to show the existence in the UK of an asymmetric relationship between life span and health span in five-year age brackets over the life course. Using comparable data from other advanced economies, we investigate why years of improvement in life expectancy after...

The fourth edition of Disease Control Priorities (DCP) builds on the three previous editions published from 1993 through 2018. DCP4 uses a collaborative, country-led approach to summarize, produce, and help translate economic evidence to inform better priority setting and capacity strengthening...

In East Asia and Pacific (EAP), people are living longer but not necessarily healthier lives. As populations age and urbanize, an epidemic of chronic diseases including diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease is taking hold, affecting workers in their prime, eroding productivity, and...

Purpose This study analyzes what type of influencer - microcelebrity or microinfluencer - is best suited to promoting healthy food brands and how that influence depends on consumers' healthy lifestyles. Design/methodology/approach An empirical study with a real healthy food brand was developed...

Since the emergence of personnel economics, economists have been increasingly aware that the management practices used by firms are an important determinant of productivity. However, it is an open question of whether the impact of management practices on the productivity of firms depends on...

The Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Conservation Corridor (CMAR) spans 500,000 square kilometers and was established in 2004 by Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Panama to promote the conservation and sustainable use of coastal and marine resources. The corridor includes four UNESCO World...

Since the emergence of personnel economics, economists have been increasingly aware that the management practices used by firms are an important determinant of productivity. However, it is an open question of whether the impact of management practices on the productivity of firms depends on...

This ideas paper provides recommendations on how to improve physical activity amongst the EU population. The ideas proposed are largely based on the 11 September 2024 SHARE 2.0 Conference. They can serve as a valuable resource for local and regional administrations, policymakers, and sport...

This ideas paper provides recommendations on how to improve physical activity amongst the EU population. The ideas proposed are largely based on the 11 September 2024 SHARE 2.0 Conference. They can serve as a valuable resource for local and regional administrations, policymakers, and sport...

Why an EU Mission on cancer? Because cancer affects us all, creating a ripple effect that burdens families, societies, and economies. Every year the EU sees: 2.7 million new cancer diagnoses; 1.3 million lives lost; €200 billion economic toll. What's more, the annual number of diagnoses in...

Since the emergence of personnel economics, economists have been increasingly aware that the management practices used by firms are an important determinant of productivity. However, it is an open question of whether the impact of management practices on the productivity of firms depends on...

We study the effects of the largest adverse health shock in modern medicine - the 1918 influenza pandemic - on subsequent shifts in health-related attitudes and behavior and future-oriented policies. Our analysis builds upon self-digitized, individual-level death-register excerpts, vaccination...