Abdel-Hamid Bello,Maripier Isabelle,Guy Lacroix
Abdel-Hamid Bello
We examine the effects of prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on birth outcomes in a low-pollution setting. We combine administrative birth records in Quebec between 2008 and 2015 with air quality monitoring data and linked...
Does the basic pension reduce social isolation among older adults? Empirical evidence from South Korea [0.03%]
基础养老金会减少老年人的社会孤立状态吗？——来自韩国的经验证据
Jungtaek Lee
Jungtaek Lee
This study examines the impact of South Korea's Basic Pension expansion in 2014 on social isolation, focusing on social connectedness, loneliness, and depressive symptoms among older adults. Using data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of ...
Early life healthcare access and later-life mortality: Evidence using openings of county health departments [0.03%]
县级卫生部门的成立与当地居民健康状况改善：证据来源美国 counties 卫生部门成立事件
Hamid Noghanibehambari,Jason Fletcher
Hamid Noghanibehambari
This paper examines the long-term effects of early-life exposure to county health departments (CHDs), a public health initiative aimed at providing affordable healthcare access to disadvantaged and underserved areas during the early decades...
COVID-19 pandemic and prosociality: An experiment with healthcare professionals [0.03%]
新冠肺炎疫情与利他行为：一项针对医护工作者的研究实验
Joan Costa-Font,Nicolò Gatti,Gilberto Turati et al.
Joan Costa-Font et al.
We study the extent to which exposure to COVID-19 relates to healthcare professionals' prosociality. Drawing on empirical evidence from an incentivized experiment and a companion survey of healthcare professionals (HCPs) at a large Italian ...
Natural disasters and physical health capital loss among school-age children [0.03%]
自然灾害与学龄儿童的身心健康资本损失
Michio Yuda
Michio Yuda
An unexpected catastrophic natural disaster that dramatically changes the living environment disrupts educational opportunities for school-aged children, negatively affecting the cognitive and non-cognitive skills and educational achievemen...
The impact of waiting time on patient outcomes: The case of joint replacement surgery [0.03%]
等待时间对患者预后的影响：关节置换手术案例分析
James Gaughan,Rita Santos,Luigi Siciliani
James Gaughan
Waiting time for elective treatments is a major health policy issue in many OECD countries that was exacerbated by COVID-19. We test whether waiting times from referral to surgery reduces post-operative health and resource use for patients ...
Ignacio Belloc,José Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal,José Alberto Molina
Ignacio Belloc
Understanding the determinants of worker effort is central to Economics, as even small changes in productivity can have significant implications for economic growth and labor market performance. This study examines the relationship between ...
Permanent income shocks and suicidal ideation: Evidence from South Korea [0.03%]
永久收入冲击与自杀意念——来自韩国的证据
Pan Wang
Pan Wang
Who falls into suicidal ideation when income drops? Drawing on the Korea Welfare Panel Study covering 2011 to 2023 and decomposing income into permanent and transitory components, I find the answer is highly concentrated. Transitory income ...
David Lander,Xueying Zhao
David Lander
This paper studies the effect of mental health on employment and labour-force participation in China using nationally-representative China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data. Utilising CFPS waves 2012, 2016, and 2018, we construct consistent ...
Agrarian reform and child stunting: Evidence from two land allocation strategies [0.03%]
土地改革与儿童发育：基于两种土地分配策略的实地证据分析
Nicholas Gachet
Nicholas Gachet
Stunting remains a major development challenge in many countries, including Ecuador. In this paper, I examine whether agrarian reform policies implemented during the 1960s and 1970s help explain long-run patterns of child stunting. The Ecua...