Financial incentives and COVID-19 vaccinations: Evidence from a conditional cash transfer program [0.03%]
金融激励与新冠疫苗接种：基于有条件现金转移计划的证据
Jakub Červený,Tomáš Hellebrandt,Peter Kravec
Jakub Červený
This paper investigates the effects of a nationwide conditional cash transfer program aimed at increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Slovakia. Due to relatively low vaccination rates and the overcrowding of hospitals during the COVID-19 pan...
Polluted air, healthier diets: Household food consumption patterns in response to air quality in China [0.03%]
污染的空气，健康的饮食？中国家庭饮食消费结构对空气质量的反应
Wei Huang,Keyan Xiang,Xi Yu et al.
Wei Huang et al.
This study examines how air pollution affects household food consumption using high-frequency data from over 30,000 households in 25 Chinese cities (2014-2019). Employing an instrumental variable approach based on wind direction, we find th...
When do supply-side drug control policies save lives? Evidence from pharmacy methadone restrictions [0.03%]
从药房美沙酮限制看供给端的控毒政策何时能够救人一命？
J Travis Donahoe,Coleman Drake
J Travis Donahoe
The literature commonly finds that supply-side drug control policies are an ineffective response to drug epidemics because they cause substitution to more dangerous illicit drugs. We document a policy that was implemented in response to the...
Seasonal allergies and mental health: Do small health shocks affect suicidality? [0.03%]
季节性过敏与心理健康的关系：健康的小幅波动会影响自杀倾向吗？
Joelle Abramowitz,Shooshan Danagoulian,Owen Fleming
Joelle Abramowitz
Suicide rates increased 37% in the US from 2000 to 2018; while structural factors are extensively studied, short-term triggers remain less understood. We examine the impact of small exogenous shocks - allergies triggered by seasonal pollen ...
Impact of primary care market mergers on quality: Evidence from the English NHS [0.03%]
英国NHS中主要医疗服务市场合并对质量的影响：来自英格兰的证据
Yuan Lyu,Zhaocheng Zhang
Yuan Lyu
The primary care market has experienced a growing trend of provider consolidation through mergers and acquisitions, yet the implications of this concentration remain unclear. This study addresses this gap by providing the first empirical ev...
The effect of peers' genetic predisposition to depression on own mental health [0.03%]
同伴的抑郁遗传易感性对本人心理健康的影响
Yeongmi Jeong
Yeongmi Jeong
This paper studies how peers' genetic predisposition to depression affects own mental health during adolescence and early adulthood using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). I exploit variat...
Algorithmic decision-making in health care: Evidence from post-acute care in Medicare Advantage [0.03%]
医疗保险优势计划中的术后护理对保健领域算法决策的影响
Jeffrey Marr
Jeffrey Marr
Health insurers use predictive algorithms to determine the necessary level of care and deny services they deem unnecessary. Using a difference-in-differences design, I study the partnership of a large Medicare Advantage insurer with a firm ...
Hoyt Bleakley
Hoyt Bleakley
While health affects economic development and wellbeing through a variety of pathways, one commonly suggested channel is a "horizon" mechanism in which increased longevity induces additional education. A recent literature devotes much atten...
Helmuth Cremer,Jean-Marie Lozachmeur
Helmuth Cremer
This study examines nonlinear reimbursement rules for secondary preventive and therapeutic care. Individuals may be healthy or ill, with illness severity determining their ex post type. Preventive care is chosen beforehand, while curative c...
Using stock price movements to estimate the harm from collusive drug patent litigation settlements [0.03%]
利用股价变动估算串谋专利诉讼和解带来的危害
Keith M Drake,Thomas G McGuire
Keith M Drake
The tradeoff between incentives to invest in R&D and efficient pricing takes a special form in the pharmaceutical sector. Brand drugs command high prices until generic competition begins, the timing of which usually depends on the outcome o...