IZA Discussion Papers

revised version published as 'Can relief measures nudge compliance in a public health crisis? Evidence from a kinked fiscal policy rule" in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 202, 407-428

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14061

Pandemic Economics and the Transformation of Health Policy

Xi Chen, Annie Fan

pubished as 'The COVID-19 pandemic and the transformation of health policy: a syndemic perspective' in: Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 2021, 19 (3), 239 - 255

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14035

Illicit Drugs and the Decline of the Middle Class

Volker Grossmann, Holger Strulik

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 183, 718-743

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13926

Information Integration, Coordination Failures, and Quality of Prescribing

Petri Böckerman, Liisa Laine, Mikko Nurminen, Tanja Saxell

forthcoming in: Journal of Human Resources

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13846

Side Effects of Labor Market Policies

Marco Caliendo, Robert Mahlstedt, Gerard J. van den Berg, Johan Vikström

published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2023, 125 (2), 339 - 375

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13772

Long-Term Effects of Individual Placement and Support Services for Disability Benefits Recipients with Severe Mental Illnesses

Marloes De Graaf-Zijl, Marcel Spijkerman, Wim Zwinkels

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13758

Discontinuous System of Allowances: The Response of Prosocial Health-Care Professionals

Helena Hernandez-Pizarro, Catia Nicodemo, Guillem López Casasnovas

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 190, 104248

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13632

The Forgotten Numbers: A Closer Look at COVID-19 Non-Fatal Valuations

Thomas J. Kniesner, Ryan Sullivan

published in: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Special Issue: Valuation and Risk Perceptions of the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, 61(2), 155-176

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13627

The Effect of Hosting 3.4 Million Refugees on the Health System in Turkey and Infant, Child, and Elderly Mortality among Natives

Aysun Hızıroğlu Aygün, Murat Güray Kirdar, Berna Tuncay

published as 'The Effect of Hosting 3.4 Million Refugees on Native Population Mortality' in: Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 80, 102534

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13137

Explaining Governors' Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

Leonardo Baccini, Abel Brodeur

published in: American Politics Research, 2021, 49 (2), 215-220

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13108

The Response to Dynamic Incentives in Insurance Contracts with a Deductible: Evidence from a Differences-in-Regression-Discontinuities Design

Tobias J. Klein, Martin Salm, Suraj Upadhyay

revised version published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 210, 104660

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13038

Do-It-Yourself Medicine? The Impact of Light Cannabis Liberalization on Prescription Drugs

Vincenzo Carrieri, Leonardo Madio, Francesco Principe

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 74, 102371

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12997

State Medicaid Expansion and the Self-Employed

Jun Yeong Lee, John V. Winters

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12731

How Do Low-Income Enrollees in the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces Respond to Cost-Sharing?

Kurt Lavetti, Thomas DeLeire, Nicolas R. Ziebarth

revised version published in: Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2023, 90 (1), 155 - 183

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12729

Proportional Representation, Political Responsiveness and Child Mortality

Christina Gathmann

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12675

Facilitating Healthy Dietary Habits: An Experiment with a Low Income Population

Michèle Belot, Jonathan James, Jonathan Spiteri

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12275

Digital Waste? Unintended Consequences of Health Information Technology

Petri Böckerman, Mika Kortelainen, Liisa Laine, Mikko Nurminen, Tanja Saxell

forthcoming as 'Information Technology, Improved Access, and Use of Prescription Drugs' in: Journal of the European Economic Association

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12193

Promoting Breast Cancer Screening Take-Ups with Zero Cost: Evidence from an Experiment on Formatting Invitation Letters in Italy

Marco Bertoni, Luca Corazzini, Silvana Robone

published in: American Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 6 (3), 372-409.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11988

The Effect of a Ban on Gender-Based Pricing on Risk Selection in the German Health Insurance Market

Shan Huang, Martin Salm

revised version published in: Health Economics, 2020, 29, 3-17

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11892

The Effect of Health Insurance Reform: Evidence from China

Huajing He, Patrick J. Nolen

forthcoming in: China Economic Review

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11847

Growing Together: Assessing Equity and Efficiency in an Early-Life Health Program in Chile

Damian Clarke, Gustavo Cortés Méndez, Diego Vergara Sepúlveda

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2020, 33 (3), 883-956

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11508

Does the Framing of Patient Cost-Sharing Incentives Matter? The Effects of Deductibles vs. No-Claim Refunds

Arthur P. Hayen, Tobias J. Klein, Martin Salm

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 80, 102520

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11445

An Apple a Day? Adult Food Stamp Eligibility and Health Care Utilization Among Immigrants

Chloe N. East, Andrew I. Friedson

published in: American Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 6 (3), 289–323

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11412

Estimating the Associations between SNAP and Food Insecurity, Obesity, and Food Purchases with Imperfect Administrative Measures of Participation

Charles Courtemanche, Augustine Denteh, Rusty Tchernis

published in: Southern Economic Journal, 2019, 86 (1), 202 228

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11186

The Dynamics of Disability and Benefit Receipt in Britain

Melanie K. Jones, Duncan McVicar

published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2022, 74 (3), 936–957,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10896

The Economic Burden of Chronic Diseases: Estimates and Projections for China, Japan and South Korea

David E. Bloom, Simiao Chen, Michael Kuhn, Mark E. McGovern, Les Oxley, Klaus Prettner

published in: Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2020, 17, 100163

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10870

Introducing Risk Adjustment and Free Health Plan Choice in Employer-Based Health Insurance: Evidence from Germany

Adam Pilny, Ansgar Wübker, Nicolas R. Ziebarth

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2017, 56, 330-351

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10338

Do Leaders' Characteristics and Regime Transitions in Africa Matter for Citizens' Health Status?

Luis Diaz-Serrano, Frank Gyimah Sackey

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10015

The Intimate Link between Income Levels and Life Expectancy: Global Evidence from 213 Years

Michael Jetter, Sabine Laudage, David Stadelmann

published in: Social Science Quarterly, 2019, 100 (4), 1387 - 1403

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9651

Social Insurance with Competitive Insurance Markets and Risk Misperception

Helmuth Cremer, Kerstin Roeder

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 146, 138-147.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9424

Incentives and Children's Dietary Choices: A Field Experiment in Primary Schools

Michèle Belot, Jonathan James, Patrick J. Nolen

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2016, 50, 213-229

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9398

Vog: Using Volcanic Eruptions to Estimate the Health Costs of Particulates

Timothy J. Halliday, John Lynham, Aureo de Paula

published in: Economic Journal, 2019, 129 (620),1782–1816,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9326

Economic Activity and the Spread of Viral Diseases: Evidence from High Frequency Data

Jérôme Adda

published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2016, 131 (2), 891 - 941

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9313

Fighting Infectious Disease: Evidence from Sweden 1870-1940

Volha Lazuka, Luciana Quaranta, Tommy Bengtsson

published in: Population and Development Review, 2016, 42 (1), 27-52

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9303

The Cost-Effectiveness of Developmental Screenings: Evidence from a Nationwide Programme

Martin Halla, Gerald J. Pruckner, Thomas Schober

revised version published as 'The Cost-Effectiveness of Developmental Screenings: Evidence from a Nationwide Programme' in: Journal of Health Economics, 2016, 49, 120 - 135

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9090

Can Compulsory Dialogues Nudge Sick-Listed Workers Back to Work?

Simen Markussen, Knut Røed, Ragnhild Camilla Schreiner

published in: Economic Journal, 2018, 128 (610), 1276-1303

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9089

Can Helping the Sick Hurt the Able? Incentives, Information and Disruption in a Disability-Related Welfare Reform

Nitika Bagaria, Barbara Petrongolo, John Van Reenen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8814

The Medical Care Costs of Mood Disorders: A Coarsened Exact Matching Approach

Stefanie Schurer, Michael Alspach, Jayden MacRae, Greg L. Martin

published in: Economic Record, 2016, 92 (296), 81–93

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8130

The Impact of Positive and Negative Income Changes on the Height and Weight of Young Children

Thomas Buser, Hessel Oosterbeek, Erik Plug, Juan Ponce, José Rosero

published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2017, 31 (3), 786–808

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7833

Cognitive Development and Infectious Disease: Gender Differences in Investments and Outcomes

Sonia R. Bhalotra, Atheendar Venkataramani

revised version available from authors

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7357

Smoking, Income and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Smoking Bans

Abel Brodeur

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7250

The Effects of Expanding the Generosity of the Statutory Sickness Insurance System

Nicolas R. Ziebarth, Martin Karlsson

short version published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2014, 29(2), 208-230

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6773

Water Scarcity and Birth Outcomes in the Brazilian Semiarid

Rudi Rocha, Rodrigo R. Soares

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2015, 112, 72–91

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6553

Early Interventions and Disability Insurance: Experience from a Field Experiment

Per Engström, Pathric Hägglund, Per Johansson

published in: Economic Journal, 2017,127 (600), 363 - 392

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6482

Evaluating the Impact of a Reduction in the Generosity of Disability Benefits: The 2008 Spanish Reform

José I. Silva, Judit Vall-Castello

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6241

In Absolute or Relative Terms? How Framing Prices Affects the Consumer Price Sensitivity of Health Plan Choice

Hendrik Schmitz, Nicolas R. Ziebarth

revised version published as: 'Does Price Framing Affect the Consumer Price Sensitivity of Health Plan Choice?' in: Journal of Human Resources, 2017, 52(1): 89-128

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6154

Religious Minorities and Provision of Public Goods: Evidence from Rural West Bengal

Pranab Kumar Das, Saibal Kar, Madhumanti Kayal

published as 'Are religious minorities deprived of public good provision? Regional Evidences from India' in: Journal of Developing Areas, 2016, 50 (1), 351-372

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5602

Assessing the Effectiveness of Health Care Cost Containment Measures

Nicolas R. Ziebarth

published in: International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 2014, 14(1), 41-67

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5545

Medical Technology and the Production of Health Care

Badi H. Baltagi, Francesco Moscone, Elisa Tosetti

published in: Empirical Economics, 2012, 42 (2), 395-411

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5316

Federal Nutrition Programs and Childhood Obesity: Inside the Black Box

Manan Roy, Daniel L. Millimet, Rusty Tchernis

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2012, 10 (1), 1-38

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4851

Health Care Expenditure and Income in the OECD Reconsidered: Evidence from Panel Data

Badi H. Baltagi, Francesco Moscone

published in: Economic Modelling, 2010, 27 (4), 804-811

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4553

Delaying the Bell: The Effects of Longer School Days on Adolescent Motherhood in Chile

Diana Kruger, Matias Berthelon

published as "Risky behavior among youth: Incapacitation effects of school on adolescent motherhood and crime in Chile" in: Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95 (1-2), 41-53

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4506

Health and Income: A Robust Comparison of Canada and the US

Jean-Yves Duclos, Damien Échevin

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30 (2), 293 - 302

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3664

School Nutrition Programs and the Incidence of Childhood Obesity

Daniel L. Millimet, Rusty Tchernis, Muna Husain

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2010, 45 (3), 640-654

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3637

Does Private Tutoring Payoff?

Ayfer Gurun, Daniel L. Millimet

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1544

Should We Extend the Role of Private Social Expenditure?

Mark Pearson, John P. Martin

IZA Discussion Paper No. 533

Assessing Welfare Accounts

Stefan Fölster, Robert Gidehag, Mike Orszag, Dennis J. Snower

published in: Torben Andersen and Per Molander (eds,): Alternatives for Welfare Policy: Coping with Internationalisation and Demographic Change, Cambridge, 2003, 255 - 275

IZA Discussion Paper No. 161

Public Employment and Redistributive Politics: Evidence from Russia’s Regions

Vladimir Gimpelson, Daniel Treisman, Galina Monusova

revised version published as 'Fiscal Games and Public Employment: A Theory with Evidence from Russia' in: World Politics, 2002, 54 (2), 145-183

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