期刊： HEALTH ECONOMICS, 2022; 31 (1)
We study the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and health in the United States using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Sys......
期刊： HEALTH ECONOMICS, 2022; 31 (11)
Dual practice, where physicians work both in public and private hospitals, is a widely observed phenomenon, particularly in developing countries. This......
期刊： HEALTH ECONOMICS, 2022; 31 (4)
This paper explores how a diagnosis of hypertension might affect a person's health-related behaviors. The analysis uses a two-dimensional regression d......
期刊： HEALTH ECONOMICS, 2022; 31 (4)
Using panel data from a survey conducted by the Research Center for Rural Economy, this study overcomes the selection bias associated with most health......
期刊： HEALTH ECONOMICS, 2022; 31 (10)
In this paper, we examine the causal impact of weight on adolescent mental health. Using the China Family Panel Studies, we find significant negative ......
期刊： HEALTH ECONOMICS, 2022; 31 (9)
Governments worldwide have issued massive amounts of debt to inject fiscal stimulus during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper analyzes fiscal responses......
期刊： HEALTH ECONOMICS, 2022; 31 (10)
Governments are under pressure to raise the retirement age in response to an aging population and low fertility rates. However, the literature has not......
期刊： HEALTH ECONOMICS, 2021; 30 (8)
Health economics uses quality adjusted life years (QALYs) to help healthcare decision makers. However, unlike life expectancy for which age- and sex-d......
期刊： HEALTH ECONOMICS, 2021; 30 (6)
Although violence in healthcare settings has become a common occurrence worldwide, there is limited evidence on the spillover effects of patient viole......
期刊： HEALTH ECONOMICS, 2021; 30 (9)
Recent debate about raising federal minimum wage to $15 per hour receives substantial public attention. Yet the minimum wage literature has been focus......
Reported mental health problems have risen dramatically among US college students over time, as has treatment for these problems. We examine the effec......
Medical expenditure risk is widely believed to reduce households' willingness to bear other risks and in turn alter their behavior. In this paper, we ......
期刊： HEALTH ECONOMICS, 2020; 29 (3)
Little evidence exists on the effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on criminal behavior, a gap in the literature that this paper seeks to address. ......
期刊： HEALTH ECONOMICS, 2020; 29 (3)
This study evaluates the welfare benefits of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS), the main public health insurance plan for the rural population......
This paper provides new empirical evidence on the employment and earning effects of the recent Medicaid expansion. Unlike most existing studies that u......
