The geography of healthcare: Mapping patient flow and medical resource allocation in China [0.03%]
中国医疗地理:绘制患者流动与医疗资源配置地图
Xiaofang Dong,Yalin Wang
Xiaofang Dong
The misallocation of medical resources leads to interregional patient flow in search of better healthcare. Using out-of-pocket medical expenditure data and a delineating method, this paper identifies spatial clusters of medical services in ...
The effects of physical activity prescription on mental health: Evidence from primary care [0.03%]
来自初级保健的证据:运动开处方对精神健康的影响
Helena M Hernández-Pizarro,Laia Maynou
Helena M Hernández-Pizarro
While the benefits of physical activity on health are well documented, in high-income countries 1 in 3 adults do not reach the recommended levels. Thus, policy makers have developed interventions to promote physical activity. The aim of thi...
Terhi Maczulskij,Mika Haapanen,Antti Kauhanen et al.
Terhi Maczulskij et al.
This study examines the association between decentralized wage bargaining and worker health in Finland. We utilize unique data on collective agreements matched with total population administrative data on mental health disorders and sicknes...
Diverging destinies: How children are faring under demographic transition [0.03%]
分道扬镳的命运:人口转变下的儿童境况如何?
Glory Narjinary,Srinivas Goli
Glory Narjinary
India reached the replacement level of fertility in 2020. However, the journey of fertility transition is unconventional and heterogeneous within the country and across the different socio-economic groups. The fertility transition is consid...
Long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 and population health: evidence from linked census data [0.03%]
基于链接普查数据的长期暴露于大气PM2.5与人群健康:证据来源
Neil Rowland,Duncan McVicar,Stavros Vlachos et al.
Neil Rowland et al.
Particulate matter suspended in the air that is comprised of microscopic particles with a diameter of 2.5μm or less (PM2.5) is among the most impactful pollutants globally. Extensive evidence shows exposure to ambient PM2.5 is associated w...
Beyond the biological prime: Deciphering the link between child survival and maternal age in India [0.03%]
高龄与生育:解读印度母亲年龄与儿童存活率之间的关系
Muhammad Farhan Majid,Opinder Kaur,Anil B Deolalikar
Muhammad Farhan Majid
This paper investigates the impact of maternal age at birth on child mortality in India, the world's most populous country burdened with significant neonatal and infant mortality. Utilizing data from the latest National Family Health Survey...
Francesco Moscone,Elisa Tosetti,Giorgio Vittadini
Francesco Moscone
In this paper we explore the role of media and language used to comment on economic news in nowcasting and forecasting suicides in England and Wales. This is an interesting question, given the large delay in the release of official statisti...
Loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from five European countries [0.03%]
新冠肺炎疫情期间的孤独感——来自欧洲五国的证据
Alessio Rebechi,Anthony Lepinteur,Andrew E Clark et al.
Alessio Rebechi et al.
We use quarterly panel data from the COME-HERE survey covering five European countries to analyse three facets of the experience of loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, in terms of prevalence, loneliness peaked in April 2020, fol...
Power to choose? Examining the link between contraceptive use decision and domestic violence [0.03%]
自主选择?探讨避孕使用决定与家庭暴力之间的联系
Manini Ojha,Karan Babbar
Manini Ojha
Contraception is a crucial tool that empowers women to control their bodily autonomy. Concurrently, domestic violence remains a pressing public health issue, depleting women's autonomy. We establish a causal link between a woman's contracep...
Road to perdition? The effect of illicit drug use on labour market outcomes of prime-age men in Mexico [0.03%]
通向毁灭的道路?墨西哥适龄劳动男性非法药物使用对劳动力市场结果的影响
José-Ignacio Antón,Juan Ponce,Rafael Muñoz de Bustillo
José-Ignacio Antón
This research addresses the impact of illicit drug use on labour market outcomes of men in Mexico. We leverage statistical information from three waves of a comparable national survey and make use of the Lewbel's heteroskedasticity-based in...