Research classified by Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes

1. Value of Life
2. Food Policy

2008

• Tauchmann, Harald, 2008, "West-East Convergence in the Prevalence of Cannabis Use: Socioeconomics or Culture?," Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), Kiel Institute for the World Economy, volume 2, pages 1-27, DOI: 10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2008-.
• Hostenkamp, Gisela & Stolpe, Michael, 2008, "The social costs of health-related early retirement in Germany: Evidence from the German Socio-economic panel," Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, number 1415.
• Hostenkamp, Gisela & Stolpe, Michael, 2008, "Optimal health and retirement policies amid population aging," Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, number 1428.
• Augurzky, Boris & Tauchmann, Harald, 2008, "Less Social Health Insurance – More Private Supplementary Insurance? – Empirical Evidence from Germany," Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen, number 46.
• Tauchmann, Harald, 2008, "West-East Convergence in the Prevalence of Illicit Drugs: Socioeconomics or Culture?," Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen, number 61.
• Göhlmann, Silja & Schmidt, Christoph M., 2008, "Smoking in Germany: Stylized Facts, Behavioral Models, and Health Policy," Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen, number 64.
• Schurer, Stefanie, 2008, "Discrete Heterogeneity in the Impact of Health Shocks on Labour Market Outcomes," Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen, number 71.
• Schwierz, Christoph & Augurzky, Boris & Focke, Axel & Wasem, Jürgen, 2008, "Demand, Selection and Patient Outcomes in German Acute Care Hospitals," Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen, number 74.
• Hanewald, Katja, 2008, "Beyond the business cycle: Factors driving aggregate mortality rates," SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk, number 2008-031.
• Felder, Stefan & Werblow, Andreas, 2008, "Do the age profiles of health care expenditure really steepen over time? New evidence from Swiss cantons," Dresden Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Economics, number 05/08.
• Laucht, Manfred & Coneus, Katja & Blomeyer, Dorothea & Pfeiffer, Friedhelm, 2008, "Self-Productivity and Complementarities in Human Development: Evidence from MARS," ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, number 08-067.
• Coneus, Katja & Spieß, Christa Katharina, 2008, "The Intergenerational Transmission of Health in Early Childhood," ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, number 08-073.
• Laucht, Manfred & Coneus, Katja & Blomeyer, Dorothea & Pfeiffer, Friedhelm, 2008, "Initial Risk Matrix, Home Resources, Ability Development and Children's Achievement," ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, number 08-100.
• Arntz, Melanie & Thomsen, Stephan L., 2008, "Crowding out Informal Care? Evidence from a Social Experiment in Germany," ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, number 08-113.
• Arntz, Melanie & Thomsen, Stephan L., 2008, "Reforming Home Care Provision in Germany: Evidence from a Social Experiment," ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, number 08-114.
• 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.
• Anabela Botelho & Elvira M. Lima & Lígia Costa Pinto & Paula Veiga, 2008, "Alcohol attributable fractions and costs in Portugal," NIMA Working Papers, Núcleo de Investigação em Microeconomia Aplicada (NIMA), Universidade do Minho, number 33, Sep.
• Anabela Botelho & Elvira M. Lima & Lígia Costa Pinto & Paula Veiga, 2008, "Environmental tobacco smoke risk perception and smoking behavior in Portugal," NIMA Working Papers, Núcleo de Investigação em Microeconomia Aplicada (NIMA), Universidade do Minho, number 34, Sep.
• Isabelle Joumard & Christophe André & Chantal Nicq & Olivier Chatal, 2008, "Health Status Determinants: Lifestyle, Environment, Health Care Resources and Efficiency," OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing, number 627, Aug, DOI: 10.1787/240858500130.
• Hannes Suppanz, 2008, "Improving Cost-Effectiveness in the Health Care Sector in Iceland," OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing, number 645, Oct, DOI: 10.1787/235327525311.
• Franco Sassi & Jeremy Hurst, 2008, "The Prevention of Lifestyle-Related Chronic Diseases: an Economic Framework," OECD Health Working Papers, OECD Publishing, number 32, Mar, DOI: 10.1787/243180781313.
• Unita Lucian, 2008, "The Eu'S Costs Of Socioeconomic "Health Gaps"," Annals of Faculty of Economics, University of Oradea, Faculty of Economics, volume 1, issue 1, pages 529-535, May.
• Olga Milliken & Rose Anne Devlin & Vicky Barham & William Hogg & Simone Dahrouge & Grant Russell, 2008, "Comparative Efficiency Assessment of Primary Care Models Using Data Envelopment Analysis," Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics, number 0802E.
• Branko Milanovic, 2008, "Qat Expenditures in Yemen and Djibouti: An Empirical Analysis," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, volume 17, issue 5, pages 661-687, November.
• Janet Currie & W. Bentley MacLeod, 2008, "First Do No Harm? Tort Reform and Birth Outcomes," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, volume 123, issue 2, pages 795-830.
• Nancy Qian, 2008, "Missing Women and the Price of Tea in China: The Effect of Sex-Specific Earnings on Sex Imbalance," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, volume 123, issue 3, pages 1251-1285.
• Bermúdez Morata, Lluís & Blay Berrueta, Daniel & Guillén Estany, Montserrat, 2008, "Análisis de la aparición de discapacidades en personas mayores de Cataluña = Analysis of disability onset of the elderly in Catalonia," Revista de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y la Empresa = Journal of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Department of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration, volume 5, issue 1, pages 3-16, June.
• Priya Bhagowalia & Susan E. Chen & William A. Masters, 2008, "The Distribution Of Child Nutritional Status Across Countries And Over Time," Working Papers, Purdue University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics, number 08-04.
• Aureo de Paula & Gil Shapira & Petra Todd, 2008, "How Beliefs about HIV Status Affect Risky Behaviors: Evidence from Malawi," PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, number 08-035, Oct.
• Aureo de Paula & Gil Shapira & Petra E. Todd, 2008, "How Beliefs About HIV Status affect Risky Behaviors: Evidence From Malawi, Second Version," PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, number 08-041, Oct, revised 02 Dec 2008.
• Aureo de Paula & Gil Shapira & Petra E. Todd, 2008, "How Beliefs about HIV Status Affect Risky Behaviors: Evidence from Malawi1, Second Version," PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, number 09-031, Oct, revised 01 Aug 2009.
• Aureo de Paula & Gil Shapira & Petra E. Todd, 2008, "How Beliefs about HIV Status Affect Risky Behaviors: Evidence from Malawi, Fifth Version," PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, number 10-023, Oct, revised 10 Jul 2010.
• Naeem Akram & Ihtsham ul Haq Padda & Mohammad Khan, 2008, "The Long Term Impact of Health on Economic Growth in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, volume 47, issue 4, pages 487-500.
• Li-Wei Chao & Helena Szrek & Nuno Sousa Pereira & Mark V. Pauly, 2008, "Too Sick To Start: Health of the Entrepreneur and Business Entry in Townships around Durban, South Africa," CEF.UP Working Papers, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto, number 0803, Sep.
• Pongou, Roland, 2008, "Twin Estimates of the Effects of Prenatal Environment, Child Biology, and Parental Bias on Sex Differences in Early Age Mortality," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 103491, May, revised 01 May 2010.
• Drakopoulos, Stavros A. & Lakioti, E & Theodossiou, Ioannis, 2008, "The Effect of Childhood Economic Deprivation on Physical and Psychological health Status," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 10438, Sep.
• Wübker, Ansgar & Sauerland, Dirk & Wübker, Achim, 2008, "Does better information about hospital quality affect patients’ choice? Empirical findings from Germany," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 10479, May, revised 09 Sep 2008.
• Theall, Katherine P. & Scribner, Richard & Lynch, Sara & Simonsen, Neal & Schonlau, Matthias & Carlin, Bradley & Cohen, Deborah, 2008, "Impact of Small Group Size on Neighborhood Influences in Multilevel Models," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 11648, Jul.
• Djemaï, Elodie, 2008, "Is the risk taking of HIV-infection influenced by income uncertainty? : Empirical Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 11731.
• Khanam, Rasheda & Nghiem, Hong Son & Connelly, Luke B., 2008, "Child Health and the Income Gradient: Evidence from Australia," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 13959, Nov.
• Tey, (John) Yeong-Sheng & Shamsudin, Mad Nasir & Mohamed, Zainalabidin & Abdullah, Amin Mahir & Radam, Alias, 2008, "Nutrient elasticities in meat demand: a case in Malaysia," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 14533, Dec.
• Djemaï, Elodie, 2008, "Risk Taking of HIV-Infection and Income Uncertainty: Empirical Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 15605, Nov, revised 09 Jan 2009.
• Pandey, Manoj K. & Singh, Prakash & Yadav, Ram Ashish, 2008, "Domestic violence and women’s health in India: evidence from health survey," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 15924, Oct.
• Pandey, Manoj K. & Singh, Prakash & Yadav, Ram Ashish, 2008, "Domestic violence and women’s health in India: evidence from health survey," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 15957, Oct.
• Ali, Muhammad, 2008, "Connecting People With Disabilities: ICT Opportunities for All," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 17204, May.
• Brachet, Tanguy, 2008, "Maternal Smoking, Misclassification, and Infant Health," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 21466.
• Bakshi, Sanjeev & Pathak, Prasanta, 2008, "A statistical analysis of various factors associated with selected health problems among older adults in India," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 40539, Jan.
• Binder, Martin & Broekel, Tom, 2008, "Conversion Efficiency as a Complementing Measure of Welfare in Capability Space," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 7583, Mar.
• Lopez-Pablos, Rodrigo A., 2008, "Notas sobre Descomposiciones Microeconométricas: Un Análisis Antropométrico
  [Notes on Microeconometric Decompositions: An Anthropometric Analysis]," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 8222, Apr.
• Schneider, Udo & Zerth, Jürgen, 2008, "Improving prevention compliance through appropriate incentives," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 8280.
• Valero-Gil, Jorge, 2008, "Remittances and the household’s expenditures on health," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 9572, Jun.
• Olufunke A. Alaba & Steven F. Koch, 2008, "Dynamic Health Care Decisions And Child Health In South Africa," Working Papers, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, number 200834, Oct.
• Kate S. Adkins & Claire M. Kamp Dush, 2008, "Implications of Violent and Controlling Unions for Mothers' Mental Health and Leaving," Working Papers, Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Research on Child Wellbeing., number 1084, Jun.
• Elizabeth T. Wilde, 2008, "Do Response Times Matter? The Impact of EMS Response Times on Health Outcomes," Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section., number 1065, May.
• Anne Case & Christina Paxson, 2008, "Height, Health and Cognitive Function at Older Ages," Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Research Program in Development Studies., number 1007, Jan.
• Omar Licandro & David de la Croix, 2008, "The Child is Father of the Man: Implications for the Demographic Transition," 2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics, number 186.
• Helena Corrales Herrero & Ángel L. Martín Román & Alfonso Moral de Blas, 2008, "La duración de las bajas por accidente laboral en España: ¿Se justifican las diferencias por comunidades autónomas?," Revista de Economía Laboral - Spanish Journal of Labour Economics, Asociación Española de Economía Laboral - AEET, volume 5, pages 73-98.
• Lucia Rizzica, 2008, "The Impact of Skilled Migration on the Sending Country: Evidence from African Medical Brain Drain," Rivista di Politica Economica, SIPI Spa, volume 98, issue 6, pages 195-230, November-.
• Daniel McFadden & Joachim Winter & Florian Heiss, 2008, "Consumer-Directed Health Care: Can Consumers Look After Themselves?," Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES), volume 144, issue 3, pages 285-307, September.
• Ronald Hagan & Andrew M. Jones & Nigel Rice, 2008, "Health Shocks and the Hazard Rate of Early Retirement in the ECHP," Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES), volume 144, issue 3, pages 323-335, September.
• João Cotter Salvado, 2008, "The Determinants of Health Care Utilization in Portugal: An Approach with Count Data Models," Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES), volume 144, issue 3, pages 437-458, September.
• Reto Schleiniger, 2008, "Regional Quantity, Productivity and Efficiency Measures of the Swiss Health Care System," Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES), volume 144, issue 3, pages 459-476, September.
• Adama Konseiga, 2008, "Family migration: a vehicle of child morbidity in the informal settlements of Nairobi city, Kenya?," Cahiers de recherche, Departement d'économique de l'École de gestion à l'Université de Sherbrooke, number 08-07.
• David Aristei & Federico Perali & Luca Pieroni, 2008, "Cohort, age and time effects in alcohol consumption by Italian households: a double-hurdle approach," Empirical Economics, Springer, volume 35, issue 1, pages 29-61, August, DOI: 10.1007/s00181-007-0142-5.
• Yiguo Sun & Thanasis Stengos, 2008, "The absolute health income hypothesis revisited: a semiparametric quantile regression approach," Empirical Economics, Springer, volume 35, issue 2, pages 395-412, September, DOI: 10.1007/s00181-007-0164-z.
• Liqun Liu, 2008, "Spillover of cause-specific longevity interventions: an independent mortality risk model," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), volume 9, issue 2, pages 193-201, May, DOI: 10.1007/s10198-007-0060-7.
• Yaël Tibi-Levy & Gérard Pouvourville & Jérémie Westerloppe & Marion Bamberger, 2008, "The cost of treating high blood pressure in general practice in France," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), volume 9, issue 3, pages 229-236, August, DOI: 10.1007/s10198-007-0065-2.
• W. Viscusi, 2008, "How to value a life," Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer;Academy of Economics and Finance, volume 32, issue 4, pages 311-323, October, DOI: 10.1007/s12197-008-9030-x.
• Mark Agee & Thomas Crocker, 2008, "Does parents’ valuation of children’s health mimic their valuation of own health?," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, volume 21, issue 1, pages 231-249, January, DOI: 10.1007/s00148-007-0159-2.
• Bernhard Babel & Eckart Bomsdorf & Rafael Schmidt, 2008, "Forecasting German mortality using panel data procedures," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, volume 21, issue 3, pages 541-555, July, DOI: 10.1007/s00148-006-0097-4.
• Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, 2008, "The uncertain lifetime and the timing of human capital investment," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, volume 21, issue 3, pages 557-572, July, DOI: 10.1007/s00148-007-0145-8.
• Gerald Makepeace & Sarmistha Pal, 2008, "Understanding the effects of siblings on child mortality: evidence from India," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, volume 21, issue 4, pages 877-902, October, DOI: 10.1007/s00148-006-0123-6.
• Carmen Herrero & Juan Moreno-Ternero, 2008, "Opportunity analysis of newborn screening programs," Review of Economic Design, Springer;Society for Economic Design, volume 12, issue 4, pages 259-277, December, DOI: 10.1007/s10058-008-0052-9.
• Hong-il Yoo, 2008, "The Effects of Public Place Smoking Restrictions on Individual Smoking Behaviour in Australia," Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales, number 2008-24, Nov.
• Hendrik Jurges, 2008, "Self-assessed health, reference levels and mortality," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 40, issue 5, pages 569-582, DOI: 10.1080/00036840500447823.
• Eileen Stillwaggon, 2008, "Race, Sex, and the Neglected Risks for Women and Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 14, issue 4, pages 67-86, DOI: 10.1080/13545700802262923.
• Hans van Kippersluis & Tom van Ourti & Owen O'Donnell & Eddy van Doorslaer, 2008, "Health and Income across the Life Cycle and Generations in Europe," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute, number 08-009/3, Jan.
• Coe, N.B. & Lindeboom, M., 2008, "Does Retirement Kill You? Evidence from Early Retirement Windows," Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research, number 2008-93.
• Bhalotra, S. & van Soest, A.H.O., 2008, "Birth spacing and neonatal mortality in India : Dynamics, frailty and fecundity," Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management, number 49ad9239-a00e-4695-9979-a.
• Coe, N.B. & Lindeboom, M., 2008, "Does Retirement Kill You? Evidence from Early Retirement Windows," Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management, number 749af81e-10f6-4c32-b9ae-0.
• Kapteyn, A. & Smith, J.P. & van Soest, A.H.O., 2008, "Dynamics of work, disability and pain," Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management, number b031aea5-4c62-4fd2-b0bc-0.
• Michaud, P.C. & van Soest, A.H.O., 2008, "Health and wealth of elderly couples : Causality tests using dynamic panel data models," Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management, number fdba31e1-0443-4f73-b4cc-b.
• Mårten Palme & Sofia Sandgren, 2008, "Parental Income, Lifetime Income, and Mortality," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, volume 6, issue 4, pages 890-911, June.
• Joseph E. Aldy & W. Kip Viscusi, 2008, "Adjusting the Value of a Statistical Life for Age and Cohort Effects," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, volume 90, issue 3, pages 573-581, August.
• John H. Y. Edwards & Christian Langpap, 2008, "Fuel Choice, Indoor Air Pollution, and Children's Health," Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics, number 0803, Dec.
• James Bergin, 2008, "Optimal Patent Length," Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin, number 200808, Mar.
• Kevin Denny, 2008, "Handedness and depression, evidence from a large population survey," Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin, number 200815, Jun.
• Ian Irvine, 2008, "Smoking Intensity, Compensatory Behavior and Tobacco Tax Policy," Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin, number 200818, Aug.
• David (David Patrick) Madden, 2008, "Gender differences in mental well-being : a decomposition analysis," Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin, number 200803, Jan.
• Liam Delaney & Colm Harmon & Arie Kapteyn & Arthur Van Soest & James P. Smith, 2008, "Validating the use of vignettes for subjective threshold scales," Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin, number 200808, Apr.
• David (David Patrick) Madden, 2008, "Health and income poverty in Ireland, 2003-2006," Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin, number 200815, Jul.
• Shin-Yi Chou & Inas Rashad & Michael Grossman, 2008, "Fast-Food Restaurant Advertising on Television and Its Influence on Childhood Obesity," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, volume 51, issue 4, pages 599-618, November, DOI: 10.1086/590132.
• Mariana Gerstenbluth & Máximo Rossi & Patricia Trinunfo, 2008, "Felicidad y Salud una aproximación al bienestar en el Río de la Plata," Estudios de Economia, University of Chile, Department of Economics, volume 35, issue 1 Year 20, pages 65-78, June.
• Michael Lechner, 2008, "Long-run labour market effects of individual sports activities," University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2008, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen, number 2008-13, Apr.
• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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