Research classified by Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes

1. Value of Life
2. Food Policy

2008

• Julien Mousquès & Thomas Renaud & Olivier Scemama, 2008, "A refutation of the practice style hypothesis: the case of antibiotics prescription by French general practitioners for acute rhinopharyngitis," Working Papers, IRDES institut for research and information in health economics, number DT18, Oct, revised Oct 2008.
• Thierry Debrand & Nicolas Sirven, 2008, "Promoting Social Participation for Healthy Ageing - A Counterfactual Analysis from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)," Working Papers, IRDES institut for research and information in health economics, number DT7, Jan, revised Jan 2008.
• António Afonso & Sónia Fernandes, 2008, "Assessing Hospital Efficiency: Non-parametric Evidence for Portugal," Working Papers Department of Economics, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Universidade de Lisboa, number 2008/07, Feb.
• Robert Sandy & Gilbert Liu & John Ottensmann & Rusty Tchernis & Jeffrey Wilson, 2008, "Studying the Child Obesity Epidemic With Natural Experiments," Working Papers, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Economics, number wp200801, Feb.
• Hatton, Timothy J. & Martin, Richard M., 2008, "The Effects on Stature of Poverty, Family Size and Birth Order: British Children in the 1930s," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3314, Jan.
• Halliday, Timothy J. & Kwak, Sally, 2008, "What Is a Peer? The Role of Network Definitions in Estimation of Endogenous Peer Effects," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3335, Feb.
• Lundborg, Petter, 2008, "The Health Returns to Education: What Can We Learn from Twins?," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3399, Mar.
• Tauchmann, Harald & Göhlmann, Silja & Requate, Till & Schmidt, Christoph M., 2008, "Tobacco and Alcohol: Complements or Substitutes? A Structural Model Approach," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3412, Mar.
• Goode, Alison & Mavromaras, Kostas & Smith, Murray, 2008, "Intergenerational Transmission of Healthy Eating Behaviour and the Role of Household Income," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3535, Jun.
• Chen, Keith & Lange, Fabian, 2008, "Education, Information, and Improved Health: Evidence from Breast Cancer Screening," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3548, Jun.
• Lechner, Michael, 2008, "Long-Run Labour Market Effects of Individual Sports Activities," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3559, Jun.
• Konseiga, Adama, 2008, "Family Migration: A Vehicle of Child Morbidity in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi City, Kenya?," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3567, Jun.
• Halliday, Timothy J. & Kwak, Sally, 2008, "Weight Gain in Adolescents and Their Peers," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3610, Jul.
• van den Berg, Gerard J. & Doblhammer, Gabriele & Christensen, Kaare, 2008, "Being Born Under Adverse Economic Conditions Leads to a Higher Cardiovascular Mortality Rate Later in Life: Evidence Based on Individuals Born at Different Stages of the Business Cycle," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3635, Aug.
• Salm, Martin & Schunk, Daniel, 2008, "The Role of Childhood Health for the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Evidence from Administrative Data," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3646, Aug.
• Yanez-Pagans, Monica, 2008, "Culture and Human Capital Investments: Evidence of an Unconditional Cash Transfer Program in Bolivia," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3678, Sep.
• Blomeyer, Dorothea & Coneus, Katja & Laucht, Manfred & Pfeiffer, Friedhelm, 2008, "Initial Risk Matrix, Home Resources, Ability Development and Children's Achievement," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3692, Sep.
• Del Bono, Emilia & Ermisch, John & Francesconi, Marco, 2008, "Intrafamily Resource Allocations: A Dynamic Model of Birth Weight," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3704, Sep.
• Blomeyer, Dorothea & Coneus, Katja & Laucht, Manfred & Pfeiffer, Friedhelm, 2008, "Self-Productivity and Complementarities in Human Development: Evidence from the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3734, Sep.
• Coe, Norma B. & Lindeboom, Maarten, 2008, "Does Retirement Kill You? Evidence from Early Retirement Windows," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3817, Nov.
• Hirsch, Barry & Schumacher, Edward J., 2008, "Underpaid or Overpaid? Wage Analysis for Nurses Using Job and Worker Attributes," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3833, Nov.
• Jon Nelson, 2008, "How Similar are Youth and Adult Alcohol Behaviors? Panel Results for Excise Taxes and Outlet Density," Atlantic Economic Journal, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, volume 36, issue 1, pages 89-104, March, DOI: 10.1007/s11293-007-9106-6.
• Gregory Ponthiere, 2008, "Can underemployment persist in an expanding economy? Clues from a non-Walrasian OLG model with endogenous longevity," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, volume 41, issue 2, pages 97-124, June, DOI: 10.1007/s10644-008-9043-7.
• Mary Evans & V. Kerry Smith, 2008, "Complementarity and the Measurement of Individual Risk Tradeoffs: Accounting for Quantity and Quality of Life Effects," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, volume 41, issue 3, pages 381-400, November, DOI: 10.1007/s10640-008-9197-9.
• Eyjolfur Sigurdsson & Kristin Siggeirsdottir & Halldor Jonsson & Vilmundur Gudnason & Thorolfur Matthiasson & Brynjolfur Jonsson, 2008, "Early discharge and home intervention reduces unit costs after total hip replacement: results of a cost analysis in a randomized study," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, volume 8, issue 3, pages 181-192, September, DOI: 10.1007/s10754-008-9036-0.
• Udo Schneider & Volker Ulrich, 2008, "The physician-patient relationship revisited: the patient’s view," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, volume 8, issue 4, pages 279-300, December, DOI: 10.1007/s10754-008-9041-3.
• Amnon Levy & João Faria, 2008, "Persistent high ambition and substance abuse: a rationalization of a vicious circle," Journal of Economics, Springer, volume 94, issue 3, pages 261-274, September, DOI: 10.1007/s00712-008-0005-3.
• Mehdi Farsi, 2008, "The temporal variation of cost-efficiency in Switzerland’s hospitals: an application of mixed models," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, volume 30, issue 2, pages 155-168, October, DOI: 10.1007/s11123-008-0105-7.
• Daniela Andrén, 2008, "First Exits from the Swedish Labor Market Due to Disability," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), volume 27, issue 2, pages 227-238, April, DOI: 10.1007/s11113-007-9061-6.
• Ikuo Ishibashi & Noriaki Matsushima, 2008, "Should public sectors be complements of private sectors?," Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration, number 2008-58, Dec.
• Török, Ádám, 2008, "A mezőny és tükörképei. Megjegyzések a magyar felsőoktatási rangsorok hasznáról és korlátairól
  [The field and reflections of it. Comments on the usefulness and limitations of league tables in Hungarian higher education]," Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Közgazdasági Szemle Alapítvány (Economic Review Foundation), volume 0, issue 10, pages 874-890.
• Fábri, György, 2008, "Magyar felsőoktatási rangsorok - tíz év tükrében. Hozzászólás Török Ádám cikkéhez
  [Hungarian higher education ratings in a ten-year perspective. A comment on the article by Ádám Török]," Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Közgazdasági Szemle Alapítvány (Economic Review Foundation), volume 0, issue 12, pages 1116-1119.
• Søren Leth-Petersen & Gabriel Pons Rotger, 2008, "Long-term Labour Market Performance of Whiplash Claimants," CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics, number 2008-01, Jun.
• Hans Oluf Hansen, 2008, "Issues of Selection in Human Survivorship: A Theory of Mortality Change from the Mid-Eighteenth to the Early Twenty First Century," Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics, number 08-18, Aug.
• María Cecilia Calderón, 2008, "High quality nutrition in childhood, body size and wages in early adulthood: evidence from guatemalan workers," Económica, Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, volume 0, issue 1-2, pages 41-86, January-D.
• Juan Miguel Gallego, 2008, "The Demand for Health Insurance and Use of Medical Services in Colombia: Differences Between Workers and the Self-Employed Workers," Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, Departamento de Economía, issue 68, pages 95-120, Enero-Jun.
• Abbi M. Kedir, 2008, "Health and Wages: Panel Evidence on Men and Women using IV Quantile Regression," Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester, number 08/37, Oct.
• Bernard Fortin & Nicolas Jacquemet & Bruce Shearer, 2008, "Policy Analysis in the Health-Services Market: Accounting for Quality and Quantity," Cahiers de recherche, CIRPEE, number 0807.
• Jane Kabubo-Mariara & Margaret M. Karienyeh & Francis K. Mwangi, 2008, "Child Survival, Poverty and Policy Options from DHS Surveys in Kenya: 1993-2003," Working Papers PMMA, PEP-PMMA, number 2008-01.
• Perry Singleton, 2008, "The Effect of Disability Insurance on Health Investment: Evidence from the VA Disability Compensation Program," Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, number 105, May.
• Frank T. Denton & Christine H. Feaver & Byron G. Spencer, 2008, "An Application of Price and Quantity Indexes in the Analysis of Changes in Expenditures on Physician Services," Quantitative Studies in Economics and Population Research Reports, McMaster University, number 426, Jan.
• Frank T. Denton & Christine H. Feaver & Byron G. Spencer, 2008, "An Application of Price and Quantity Indexes in the Analysis of Changes in Expenditures on Physician Services," Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers, McMaster University, number 228, Jan.
• Tom Bundervoet & Philip Verwimp & Richard Akresh, 2008, "Health and Civil War in Rural Burundi," Research Working Papers, MICROCON - A Micro Level Analysis of Violent Conflict, number 5.
• Martin Salm & Daniel Schunk, 2008, "The role of childhood health for the intergenerational transmission of human capital: Evidence from administrative data," MEA discussion paper series, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, number 08164, Sep.
• Vogel, Edgar, 2008, "From Malthus to modern growth : child labor, schooling and human capital," Papers, Sonderforschungsbreich 504, number 08-42.
• Bichaka Fayissa & Paulos Gutema, 2008, "A Health Production Function for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)," Working Papers, Middle Tennessee State University, Department of Economics and Finance, number 200808, Aug.
• Mary F. Evans & V. Kerry Smith, 2008, "Complementarity and the Measurement of Individual Risk Tradeoffs: Accounting for Quantity and Quality of Life Effects," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 13722, Jan.
• Robert Kaestner & Michael Grossman, 2008, "Effects of Weight on Children's Educational Achievement," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 13764, Jan.
• Douglas Almond & Joseph J. Doyle, Jr., 2008, "After Midnight: A Regression Discontinuity Design in Length of Postpartum Hospital Stays," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 13877, Mar.
• Sherry Glied & Matthew Neidell, 2008, "The Economic Value of Teeth," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 13879, Mar.
• Janet Currie, 2008, "Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: Socioeconomic Status, Poor Health in Childhood, and Human Capital Development," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 13987, May.
• Frank R. Lichtenberg, 2008, "Have Newer Cardiovascular Drugs Reduced Hospitalization? Evidence From Longitudinal Country-Level Data on 20 OECD Countries, 1995-2003," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14008, May.
• Frank R. Lichtenberg & Gautier Duflos, 2008, "Pharmaceutical innovation and the longevity of Australians: a first look," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14009, May.
• Seema Jayachandran, 2008, "Air Quality and Early-Life Mortality: Evidence from Indonesia's Wildfires," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14011, May.
• Philip DeCicca & Donald S. Kenkel & Alan D. Mathios, 2008, "Cigarette Taxes and the Transition from Youth to Adult Smoking: Smoking Initiation, Cessation, and Participation," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14042, May.
• Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2008, "Health, Stress, and Social Networks: Evidence from Union Army Veterans," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14053, Jun.
• Andrew Epstein & Jonathan D. Ketcham & Sean Nicholson, 2008, "Professional Partnerships and Matching in Obstetrics," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14070, Jun.
• John Cawley & John R. Moran & Kosali I. Simon, 2008, "The Impact of Income on the Weight of Elderly Americans," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14104, Jun.
• David Y. Albouy, 2008, "The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Investigation of the Settler Mortality Data," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14130, Jun.
• James B. Rebitzer & Mari Rege & Christopher Shepard, 2008, "Influence, Information Overload, and Information Technology in Health Care," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14159, Jul.
• Janet Currie & Sandra Decker & Wanchuan Lin, 2008, "Has Public Health Insurance for Older Children Reduced Disparities in Access to Care and Health Outcomes?," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14173, Jul.
• Joseph J. Doyle, Jr. & Steven M. Ewer & Todd H. Wagner, 2008, "Returns to Physician Human Capital: Analyzing Patients Randomized to Physician Teams," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14174, Jul.
• Janet Currie & Matthew J. Neidell & Johannes Schmieder, 2008, "Air Pollution and Infant Health: Lessons from New Jersey," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14196, Jul.
• Matthew J. Neidell, 2008, "Information, Avoidance Behavior, and Health: The Effect of Ozone on Asthma Hospitalizations," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14209, Jul.
• Randall D. Cebul & James B. Rebitzer & Lowell J. Taylor & Mark Votruba, 2008, "Organizational Fragmentation and Care Quality in the U.S. Health Care System," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14212, Aug.
• Chinhui Juhn & Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan & Belgi Turan, 2008, "HIV and Fertility in Africa: First Evidence from Population Based Surveys," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14248, Aug.
• Alan M. Garber & Jonathan Skinner, 2008, "Is American Health Care Uniquely Inefficient?," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14257, Aug.
• David G. Blanchflower & Andrew J. Oswald & Bert Van Landeghem, 2008, "Imitative Obesity and Relative Utility," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14337, Sep.
• Hai Fang & Nolan H. Miller & John A. Rizzo & Richard J. Zeckhauser, 2008, "Demanding Customers: Consumerist Patients and Quality of Care," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14350, Sep.
• Douglas Almond & Bhashkar Mazumder, 2008, "Health Capital and the Prenatal Environment: The Effect of Maternal Fasting During Pregnancy," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14428, Oct.
• Dhaval M. Dave & Swati Mukerjee, 2008, "Mental Health Parity Legislation, Cost-Sharing and Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14471, Nov.
• Douglas Almond & Joseph J. Doyle, Jr. & Amanda E. Kowalski & Heidi Williams, 2008, "Estimating Marginal Returns to Medical Care: Evidence from At-Risk Newborns," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14522, Dec.
• Dhaval M. Dave & Sandra Decker & Robert Kaestner & Kosali I. Simon, 2008, "Re-examining the Effects of Medicaid Expansions for Pregnant Women," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 14591, Dec.
• Bernard Fortin & Nicolas Jacquemet & Bruce Shearer, 2008, "Policy Analysis in Health-Services Market: Accounting for Quality and Quantity," Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES, issue 91-92, pages 293-319.
• Anne Case & Christina Paxson, 2008, "Height, Health, and Cognitive Function at Older Ages," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 98, issue 2, pages 463-467, May, DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.2.463.
• Angus Deaton, 2008, "Height, Health, and Inequality: The Distribution of Adult Heights in India," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 98, issue 2, pages 468-474, May, DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.2.468.
• Franco Peracchi, 2008, "Height and Economic Development in Italy, 1730-1980," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 98, issue 2, pages 475-481, May, DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.2.475.
• Adriana Camacho, 2008, "Stress and Birth Weight: Evidence from Terrorist Attacks," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 98, issue 2, pages 511-515, May, DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.2.511.
• Simon Condliffe & Charles R. Link, 2008, "The Relationship between Economic Status and Child Health: Evidence from the United States," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 98, issue 4, pages 1605-1618, September, DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.4.1605.
• Rebecca L. Thornton, 2008, "The Demand for, and Impact of, Learning HIV Status," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 98, issue 5, pages 1829-1863, December, DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.5.1829.
• Ming-Jen Lin & Ming-Ching Luoh, 2008, "Can Hepatitis B Mothers Account for the Number of Missing Women? Evidence from Three Million Newborns in Taiwan," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 98, issue 5, pages 2259-2273, December, DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.5.2259.
• Tomas J. Philipson & Richard A. Posner, 2008, "Is the Obesity Epidemic a Public Health Problem? A Review of Zoltan J. Acs and Alan Lyles's Obesity, Business and Public Policy," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, volume 46, issue 4, pages 974-982, December.
• Angus Deaton, 2008, "Income, Health, and Well-Being around the World: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, volume 22, issue 2, pages 53-72, Spring.
• Michael Kremer & Dan Levy, 2008, "Peer Effects and Alcohol Use among College Students," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, volume 22, issue 3, pages 189-206, Summer.
• David M. Cutler, 2008, "Are We Finally Winning the War on Cancer?," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, volume 22, issue 4, pages 3-26, Fall.
• Areendam Chanda & Lee A. Craig & Julianne Treme, 2008, "Convergence (and divergence) in the biological standard of living in the USA, 1820–1900," Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC), volume 2, issue 1, pages 19-48, April.
• Bhagowalia, Priya & Chen, Susan E. & Masters, William A., 2008, "The Distribution Of Child Nutritional Status Across Countries And Over Time," 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association), number 6167, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6167.
• Bhagowalia, Priya & Chen, Susan E. & Masters, William A., 2008, "The Distribution Of Child Nutritional Status Across Countries And Over Time," Working papers, Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics, number 6147, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6147.
• Nicolella, Alexandre Chibebe & Kassouf, Ana Lucia & Barros, Alexandre Lahóz Mendonça de, None, "O impacto do trabalho infantil no setor agrícola sobre a saúde," Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural-RESR), Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural, volume 46, issue 3, pages 1-29, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.61231.
• Whitacre, Brian E. & Fannin, James Matthew & Barnes, James N., 2008, "Factors Affecting Outsourcing for Information Technology Services in Rural Hospitals: Theory and Evidence," 2008 Annual Meeting, February 2-6, 2008, Dallas, Texas, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, number 6393, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6393.
• Drescher, Larissa S. & Goddard, Ellen W., 2008, "Comparing Predictors of Diet Quality in Canada Over Time Under Consideration of Altering Food Guides," Staff Paper Series, University of Alberta, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, number 52091, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.52091.
• María Cecilia Calderón, 2008, "High quality nutrition in childhood, body size and wages in early adulthood: evidence from guatemalan workers," Económica, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, volume 0, issue 1-2, pages 41-86, January-D.
• Timothy J. Hatton & Richard M. Martin, 2008, "The Effects on Stature of Poverty, Family Size and Birth Order: British Children in the 1930s," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University, number 572, Feb.
• Joan Costa-Font & Daniele Fabbri & Joan Gil, 2008, "Decomposing Cross-Country Gaps in Obesity and Overweight: Does the Social Environment Matter?," Working Papers in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona. Espai de Recerca en Economia, number 205.
• Jahyeong Koo & W. Michael Cox, 2008, "An Economic Interpretation Of Suicide Cycles In Japan," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, volume 26, issue 1, pages 162-174, January, DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2007.00042.x.
• Barry R. Chiswick & Yew Liang Lee & Paul W. Miller, 2008, "Immigrant Selection Systems And Immigrant Health," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, volume 26, issue 4, pages 555-578, October, DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2008.00099.x.
• Liam Delaney & Colm Harmon & Patrick Wall, 2008, "Behavioral Economics And Drinking Behavior: Preliminary Results From An Irish College Study," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, volume 46, issue 1, pages 29-36, January, DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2007.00077.x.
• W. Kip Viscusi & Jahn K Hakes, 2008, "Risk Beliefs And Smoking Behavior," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, volume 46, issue 1, pages 45-59, January, DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2007.00079.x.
• Keith A. Bender & Steffen Habermalz, 2008, "Are There Differences in the Health– Socio‐economic Status Relationship over the Life Cycle? Evidence from Germany," LABOUR, CEIS, volume 22, issue 1, pages 107-125, March, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2007.00400.x.
• O'Neill June E & O'Neill Dave M, 2008, "Health Status, Health Care and Inequality: Canada vs. the U.S," Forum for Health Economics & Policy, De Gruyter, volume 10, issue 1, pages 1-45, April, DOI: 10.2202/1558-9544.1094.
• Duggan Mark G & Evans William N, 2008, "Estimating the Impact of Medical Innovation: A Case Study of HIV Antiretroviral Treatments," Forum for Health Economics & Policy, De Gruyter, volume 11, issue 2, pages 1-39, January, DOI: 10.2202/1558-9544.1102.
• Sonia Bhalotra & Christine Valente & Arthur van Soest, 2008, "Religion and Childhood Death in India," The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK, number 08/185, Jan.
• Sonia Bhalotra, 2008, "Childhood Mortality and Economic Growth," The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK, number 08/188, Jan.
• Paul Gregg & Carol Propper & Elizabeth Washbrook, 2008, "Understanding the Relationship between Parental Income and Multiple Child Outcomes: a decomposition analysis," The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK, number 08/193, Jan.
• Paul Gregg & Katharina Janke & Carol Propper, 2008, "Handedness and Child Development," The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK, number 08/198, May.
• Sonia Bhalotra, 2008, "Sibling-Linked Data in the Demographic and Health Surveys," The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK, number 08/203, Oct.
• Mariana Conte Grand & Vanesa D´Elia, 2008, "Self-assessed health as a key determinant of lifestyles: An application to tobacco consumption in Argentina," CEMA Working Papers: Serie Documentos de Trabajo., Universidad del CEMA, number 375, Jul.
• David M. Clark & Richard Layard & Rachel Smithies, 2008, "Improving Access to Psychological Therapy: Initial Evaluation of the Two Demonstration Sites," CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, number dp0897, Nov.
• Jörg Baten & Andreas Böhm, 2008, "Trends of Children’s Height and Parental Unemployment: A Large-Scale Anthropometric Study on Eastern Germany, 1994 – 2006," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 2189.
• Scott A. Carson, 2008, "Health, Wealth and Inequality: a Contribution to the Debate about the Relationship between Inequality and Health," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 2256.
• Joan Costa-i-Font & Mireia Jofre-Bonet, 2008, "Body Image and Food Disorders: Evidence from a Sample of European Women," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 2412.
• Maria Raquel David Pereira Ventura Lucas & Cristina Isabel Galamba Oliveira Costa Marreiros, 2008, "Quality, Safety and Consumer Behaviour Towards Organic Food in Germany and Portugal," CEFAGE-UE Working Papers, University of Evora, CEFAGE-UE (Portugal), number 2008_05.
• Yee Fei Chia, 2008, "Maternal labour supply and childhood obesity in Canada: evidence from the NLSCY," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, volume 41, issue 1, pages 217-242, February.
• Jasmin Kantarevic & Boris Kralj & Darrel Weinkauf, 2008, "Income effects and physician labour supply: evidence from the threshold system in Ontario," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, volume 41, issue 4, pages 1262-1284, November, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2008.00503.x.
• Juan Miguel Gallego, 2008, "Demanda por seguro de salud y uso de servicios médicos en Colombia: diferencias entre trabajadores dependientes e independientes," Revista Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, CIE.
• LEROUX, Marie-Louise, 2008, "Endogenous differential mortality, non monitored effort and optimal non linear taxation," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), number 2008029, May.
• LEROUX, Marie-Louise & PONTHIERE, Grégory, 2008, "Optimal tax policy and expected longevity: a mean and variance approach," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), number 2008039, Jun.
• de la CROIX, David, 2008, "Adult longevity and economic take-off: from Malthus to Ben-Porath," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), number 2008048, Aug.
• DE LA CROIX, David & PONTHIÈRE, Grégory, 2008, "On the Golden Rule of capital accumulation under endogenous longevity," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), number 2008049, Aug.
• LEROUX, Marie-Louise & PESTIEAU, Pierre & PONTHIÈRE, Grégory, 2008, "Optimal linear taxation under endogenous longevity," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), number 2008051, Sep.
• Dinand Webbink & N.G. Martin & P.M. Visscher, 2008, "Does education reduce the probability of being overweight?," CPB Discussion Paper, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, number 102, Apr.
• Schmidt, Christoph & Requate, Till & Göhlmann, Silja & Tauchmann, Harald, 2008, "Tobacco and Alcohol: Complements or Substitutes? A Structural Model Approach," CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers, number 6780, Apr.
• Gordon, Robert J. & Dew-Becker, Ian, 2008, "Controversies about the Rise in American Inequality: A Survey," CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers, number 6817, May.
• Machado, Matilde & Mora, Ricardo & Romero-Medina, Antonio, 2008, "Can We Measure Hospital Quality from Physicians' Choices?," CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers, number 6850, Jun.
• Lechner, Michael, 2008, "Long-run Labour Market Effects of Individual Sports Activities," CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers, number 6886, Jun.
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