Research classified by Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes

1. Value of Life

2012

• Roger Bate & Ginger Zhe Jin & Aparna Mathur, 2012, "In Whom We Trust: The Role of Certification Agencies in Online Drug Markets," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 17955, Mar.
• Ali Yurukoglu & Eli Liebman & David B. Ridley, 2012, "The Role of Government Reimbursement in Drug Shortages," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 17987, Apr.
• Carolyn M. Moehling & Melissa A. Thomasson, 2012, "Saving Babies: The Contribution of Sheppard-Towner to the Decline in Infant Mortality in the 1920s," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 17996, Apr.
• Naci H. Mocan & Colin Cannonier, 2012, "Empowering Women Through Education: Evidence from Sierra Leone," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18016, Apr.
• Jidong Huang & Frank J. Chaloupka, IV, 2012, "The Impact of the 2009 Federal Tobacco Excise Tax Increase on Youth Tobacco Use," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18026, Apr.
• Rema Hanna & Esther Duflo & Michael Greenstone, 2012, "Up in Smoke: The Influence of Household Behavior on the Long-Run Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18033, May.
• Roger Bate & Ginger Zhe Jin & Aparna Mathur, 2012, "Counterfeit or Substandard? Assessing Price and Non-Price Signals of Drug Quality," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18073, May.
• Florian Heiss & Adam Leive & Daniel McFadden & Joachim Winter, 2012, "Plan Selection in Medicare Part D: Evidence from Administrative Data," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18166, Jun.
• Henry Saffer & Dhaval Dave & Michael Grossman, 2012, "Behavioral Economics and the Demand for Alcohol: Results from the NLSY97," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18180, Jun.
• Joel C. Cantor & Alan C. Monheit & Derek DeLia & Kristen Lloyd, 2012, "The Role of Federal and State Dependent Coverage Eligibility Policies on the Health Insurance Status of Young Adults," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18254, Jul.
• Kevin Callison & Robert Kaestner, 2012, "Do Higher Tobacco Taxes Reduce Adult Smoking? New Evidence of the Effect of Recent Cigarette Tax Increases on Adult Smoking," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18326, Aug.
• Jessica Wolpaw Reyes, 2012, "Lead Policy and Academic Performance: Insights from Massachusetts," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18327, Aug.
• John Cawley & David Frisvold & Chad Meyerhoefer, 2012, "The Impact of Physical Education on Obesity among Elementary School Children," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18341, Aug.
• Keith M. Marzilli Ericson, 2012, "Consumer Inertia and Firm Pricing in the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Insurance Exchange," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18359, Sep.
• Courtney C. Coile & Phillip B. Levine & Robin McKnight, 2012, "Recessions, Older Workers, and Longevity: How Long Are Recessions Good For Your Health?," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18361, Sep.
• Teresa B. Gibson & A. Mark Fendrick & Michael E. Chernew, 2012, "Cost-Sharing and Productivity," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18402, Sep.
• Samuel H. Preston & Andrew Stokes & Neil K. Mehta & Bochen Cao, 2012, "Projecting the Effect of Changes in Smoking and Obesity on Future Life Expectancy in the United States," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18407, Sep.
• Nancy Nicosia & John M. MacDonald & Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, 2012, "Does Mandatory Diversion to Drug Treatment Eliminate Racial Disparities in the Incarceration of Drug Offenders? An Examination of California's Proposition 36," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18518, Nov.
• Kristopher J. Hult & Tomas J. Philipson, 2012, "Public Liabilities and Health Care Policy," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18571, Nov.
• Harold L. Cole & Soojin Kim & Dirk Krueger, 2012, "Analyzing the Effects of Insuring Health Risks: On the Trade-off between Short Run Insurance Benefits vs. Long Run Incentive Costs," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18572, Nov.
• Martin Gaynor & Carol Propper & Stephan Seiler, 2012, "Free to Choose? Reform and Demand Response in the English National Health Service," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18574, Nov.
• Jay Bhattacharya & Christina Gathmann & Grant Miller, 2012, "The Gorbachev Anti-Alcohol Campaign and Russia's Mortality Crisis," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18589, Dec.
• Patricia M. Danzon & Adrian K. Towse & Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz, 2012, "Value-Based Differential Pricing: Efficient Prices for Drugs in a Global Context," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18593, Dec.
• Michael Grossman & Erdal Tekin & Roy Wada, 2012, "Fast-Food Restaurant Advertising on Television and Its Influence on Youth Body Composition," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18640, Dec.
• Gabriella Conti & James J. Heckman, 2012, "The Developmental Approach to Child and Adult Health," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 18664, Dec.
• Eric Nævdal, 2012, "Fighting Transient Epidemics—Optimal Vaccination Schedules Before And After An Outbreak," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 21, issue 12, pages 1456-1476, December, DOI: 10.1002/hec.1803.
• Katherine Cuff & Jeremiah Hurley & Stuart Mestelman & Andrew Muller & Robert Nuscheler, 2012, "Public and private health‐care financing with alternate public rationing rules," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 21, issue 2, pages 83-100, February, DOI: 10.1002/hec.1698.
• Christoph Schwierz & Boris Augurzky & Axel Focke & Jürgen Wasem, 2012, "Demand, selection and patient outcomes in German acute care hospitals," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 21, issue 3, pages 209-221, March, DOI: 10.1002/hec.1706.
• Mike Paulden & Karl Claxton, 2012, "Budget allocation and the revealed social rate of time preference for health," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 21, issue 5, pages 612-618, May, DOI: 10.1002/hec.1730.
• Yijuan Chen & Juergen Meinecke, 2012, "Do Healthcare Report Cards Cause Providers To Select Patients And Raise Quality Of Care?," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 21, issue S1, pages 33-55, June, DOI: 10.1002/hec.2775.
• Bent Jesper Christensen & Malene Kallestrup‐Lamb, 2012, "The Impact Of Health Changes On Labor Supply: Evidence From Merged Data On Individual Objective Medical Diagnosis Codes And Early Retirement Behavior," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 21, issue S1, pages 56-100, June, DOI: 10.1002/hec.2811.
• Claudio Lucarelli & Jeffrey Prince & Kosali Simon, 2012, "The Welfare Impact Of Reducing Choice In Medicare Part D: A Comparison Of Two Regulation Strategies," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, volume 53, issue 4, pages 1155-1177, November, DOI: j.1468-2354.2012.00715.x.
• Joanna N. Lahey, 2012, "The efficiency of a group‐specific mandated benefit revisited: The effect of infertility mandates," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 31, issue 1, pages 63-92, December.
• Dhaval Dave & Henry Saffer, 2012, "Impact of Direct‐to‐Consumer Advertising on Pharmaceutical Prices and Demand," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, volume 79, issue 1, pages 97-126, July, DOI: 10.4284/0038-4038-79.1.97.
• Saudamini Das & Stephen C. Smith, 2012, "Awareness As An Adaptation Strategy For Reducing Mortality From Heat Waves: Evidence From A Disaster Risk Management Program In India," Climate Change Economics (CCE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., volume 3, issue 02, pages 1-29, DOI: 10.1142/S2010007812500108.
• Ziebarth, N. & Schmitz, H., 2012, "In absolute or relative terms? How framing prices affects the consumer price sensitivity of health plan choice," Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York, number 12/03, Feb.
• Silviya Nikolova; & Arthur Sinko; & Matt Sutton;, 2012, "Do maximum waiting times guarantees change clinical priorities? A Conditional Density Estimation approach," Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York, number 12/07, Apr.
• Elena Fumagalli;, 2012, "Average and quantile treatment effects of the American Folic Acid Fortification: an evaluation in a quasi-experimental framework," Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York, number 12/08, May.
• Lucila Berniell; & Dolores de la Mata; & M. Nieves Valdes, 2012, "Spillovers of health education at school on parents' physical activity," Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York, number 12/13, Jul.
• Helmut Farbmacher; & Joachim Winter, 2012, "Non-linear price schedules, demand for health care and response behavior," Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York, number 12/15, Jul.
• Pierre Dubois; & Laura Lasio;, 2012, "The effects of price regulation of pharmaceutical industry margins: A structural estimation for anti-ulcer drugs in France," Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York, number 12/18, Jul.
• Cole, Harold L. & Kim, Soojin & Krueger, Dirk, 2012, "Analyzing the effects of insuring health risks: On the trade-off between short run insurance benefits vs. long run incentive costs," CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS), number 2012/18.
• Karlsson, Martin & Nilsson, Therese & Pichler, Stefan, 2012, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger? The impact of the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic on economic performance in Sweden," Darmstadt Discussion Papers in Economics, Darmstadt University of Technology, Department of Law and Economics, number 211.
• Herr, Annika & Suppliet, Moritz, 2012, "Pharmaceutical prices under regulation: Tiered co-payments and reference pricing in Germany," DICE Discussion Papers, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), number 48.
• Kairies, Nadja, 2012, "P4P, Reputation and the Reduction of Costly Overprovision," Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen, number 331, DOI: 10.4419/86788380.
• Hentschker, Corinna & Mennicken, Roman, 2012, "The Relationship between Quality and Hospital Case Volume – An Empirical Examination with German Data," Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen, number 341, DOI: 10.4419/86788393.
• Augurzky, Boris & Bauer, Thomas K. & Reichert, Arndt R. & Schmidt, Christoph M. & Tauchmann, Harald, 2012, "Does Money Burn Fat? – Evidence from a Randomized Experiment," Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen, number 368, DOI: 10.4419/86788423.
• Wübker, Ansgar, 2012, "Explaining Variations in Breast Cancer Screening Across European Countries," Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen, number 370, DOI: 10.4419/86788425.
• Augurzky, Boris & Reichert, Arndt R. & Schmidt, Christoph M., 2012, "The Effect of a Bonus Program for Preventive Health Behavior on Health Expenditures," Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen, number 373, DOI: 10.4419/86788428.
• Reichert, Arndt R., 2012, "Obesity, Weight Loss, and Employment Prospects – Evidence from a Randomized Trial," Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen, number 381, DOI: 10.4419/86788436.
• Reuss-Borst, Monika & Paloyo, Alfredo R. & Reichert, Arndt R. & Tauchmann, Harald, 2012, "Heterogeneous Causal Effects of Financial Incentives on Weight Loss – Results of a Large Prospective Randomized Trial," Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen, number 383, DOI: 10.4419/86788438.
• Kuhn, Michael & Prettner, Klaus, 2012, "Growth and welfare effects of health care in knowledge based economies," ECON WPS - Working Papers in Economic Theory and Policy, TU Wien, Institute of Statistics and Mathematical Methods in Economics, Economics Research Unit, number 03/2012.
• Sonntag, Diana, 2012, "Rethinking aid for AIDS A public good approach," VfS Annual Conference 2012 (Goettingen): New Approaches and Challenges for the Labor Market of the 21st Century, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association, number 62080.
• Mokhtari, Manouchehr & Ashtari, Mamak, 2012, "Reducing informal payments in the health care system: Evidence from a large patient satisfaction survey," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, volume 23, issue 2, pages 189-200, DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2011.11.008.
• Lei, Xiaoyan & Yin, Nina & Zhao, Yaohui, 2012, "Socioeconomic status and chronic diseases: The case of hypertension in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, volume 23, issue 1, pages 105-121, DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2011.08.004.
• Hu, Hsin-Hui & Qi, Qinghui & Yang, Chih-Hai, 2012, "Analysis of hospital technical efficiency in China: Effect of health insurance reform," China Economic Review, Elsevier, volume 23, issue 4, pages 865-877, DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2012.04.008.
• Hosoya, Kei, 2012, "Growth and multiple equilibria: A unique local dynamics," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, volume 29, issue 5, pages 1662-1665, DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2012.05.020.
• Guignet, Dennis, 2012, "The impacts of pollution and exposure pathways on home values: A stated preference analysis," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, volume 82, issue C, pages 53-63, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.02.033.
• Amiri, Arshia & Ventelou, Bruno, 2012, "Granger causality between total expenditure on health and GDP in OECD: Evidence from the Toda–Yamamoto approach," Economics Letters, Elsevier, volume 116, issue 3, pages 541-544, DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.040.
• Barreca, Alan I. & Fishback, Price V. & Kantor, Shawn, 2012, "Agricultural policy, migration, and malaria in the United States in the 1930s," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, volume 49, issue 4, pages 381-398, DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2012.05.003.
• Kochi, Ikuho & Champ, Patricia A. & Loomis, John B. & Donovan, Geoffrey H., 2012, "Valuing mortality impacts of smoke exposure from major southern California wildfires," Journal of Forest Economics, Elsevier, volume 18, issue 1, pages 61-75, DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2011.10.002.
• Cavazza, Marianna & Jommi, Claudio, 2012, "Stakeholders involvement by HTA Organisations: Why is so different?," Health Policy, Elsevier, volume 105, issue 2, pages 236-245, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.01.012.
• Youn, Hyungho & Lim, Byung In & Jin, Hyun Joung, 2012, "Differential effects of negative publicity on beef consumption according to household characteristics in South Korea," Health Policy, Elsevier, volume 106, issue 2, pages 138-148, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.03.005.
• Costa-Font, Joan & Hernández-Quevedo, Cristina, 2012, "Measuring inequalities in health: What do we know? What do we need to know?," Health Policy, Elsevier, volume 106, issue 2, pages 195-206, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.04.007.
• Gächter, Martin & Schwazer, Peter & Theurl, Engelbert & Winner, Hannes, 2012, "Physician density in a two-tiered health care system," Health Policy, Elsevier, volume 106, issue 3, pages 257-268, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.04.012.
• Shin, Jaeun, 2012, "Private health insurance in South Korea: An international comparison," Health Policy, Elsevier, volume 108, issue 1, pages 76-85, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.08.011.
• Sicsic, Jonathan & Le Vaillant, Marc & Franc, Carine, 2012, "Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations in primary care: An explanatory study among French general practitioners," Health Policy, Elsevier, volume 108, issue 2, pages 140-148, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.08.020.
• Hultkrantz, Lars & Svensson, Mikael, 2012, "The value of a statistical life in Sweden: A review of the empirical literature," Health Policy, Elsevier, volume 108, issue 2, pages 302-310, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.09.007.
• Besedeš, Tibor & Deck, Cary & Sarangi, Sudipta & Shor, Mikhael, 2012, "Decision-making strategies and performance among seniors," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, volume 81, issue 2, pages 524-533, DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.07.016.
• Barreca, Alan I., 2012, "Climate change, humidity, and mortality in the United States," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, volume 63, issue 1, pages 19-34, DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2011.07.004.
• Chen, Yuyu & Jin, Ginger Zhe, 2012, "Does health insurance coverage lead to better health and educational outcomes? Evidence from rural China," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 1, pages 1-14, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.11.001.
• Crost, Benjamin & Guerrero, Santiago, 2012, "The effect of alcohol availability on marijuana use: Evidence from the minimum legal drinking age," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 1, pages 112-121, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.12.005.
• Zhang, Jing, 2012, "The impact of water quality on health: Evidence from the drinking water infrastructure program in rural China," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 1, pages 122-134, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.08.008.
• Bhattacharya, Jay & Packalen, Mikko, 2012, "The other ex ante moral hazard in health," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 1, pages 135-146, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.09.001.
• Kruse, Ioana & Pradhan, Menno & Sparrow, Robert, 2012, "Marginal benefit incidence of public health spending: Evidence from Indonesian sub-national data," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 1, pages 147-157, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.09.003.
• Levaggi, R. & Moretto, M. & Pertile, P., 2012, "Static and dynamic efficiency of irreversible health care investments under alternative payment rules," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 1, pages 169-179, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.09.005.
• Doucouliagos, Chris & Stanley, T.D. & Giles, Margaret, 2012, "Are estimates of the value of a statistical life exaggerated?," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 1, pages 197-206, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.10.001.
• Cawley, John & Meyerhoefer, Chad, 2012, "The medical care costs of obesity: An instrumental variables approach," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 1, pages 219-230, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.10.003.
• Dragone, Davide & Savorelli, Luca, 2012, "Thinness and obesity: A model of food consumption, health concerns, and social pressure," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 1, pages 243-256, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.10.005.
• Powell-Jackson, Timothy & Hanson, Kara, 2012, "Financial incentives for maternal health: Impact of a national programme in Nepal," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 1, pages 271-284, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.10.010.
• Werner, Rachel M. & Norton, Edward C. & Konetzka, R. Tamara & Polsky, Daniel, 2012, "Do consumers respond to publicly reported quality information? Evidence from nursing homes," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 1, pages 50-61, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.01.001.
• Hemphill, C. Scott & Sampat, Bhaven N., 2012, "Evergreening, patent challenges, and effective market life in pharmaceuticals," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 2, pages 327-339, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.01.004.
• Meyer, Elisabeth & Rees, Ray, 2012, "Watchfully waiting: Medical intervention as an optimal investment decision," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 2, pages 349-358, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.02.002.