Health Economics: An International Perspective is the only textbook to provide a truly
international, comparative treatment of health economics. Offering an analysis of health …

Medicare eligibility files provide the ZIP code of each beneficiary's mailing address, which is
maintained by the Social Security Administration (SSA). This is the address that is used to …

We study the effects of in utero exposure to terrorism in Spain on birth outcomes, focusing on
terrorism perpetrated by ETA during the period 1980–2003. We find that in utero exposure to …

In 2008, Volkswagen introduced a new generation of “Clean Diesel” cars and heavily
marketed them to environmentally conscious US consumers. Unknown to the public, these …

This paper uses microdata from Brazilian vital statistics on births and deaths between 2000
and 2010 to estimate the impact of in-utero exposure to local violence–measured by …

We investigate the effect of extreme heat on birth outcomes and how this effect may vary by
family socioeconomic status (SES). We create a detailed data set by linking individual-level …

Dust storms are extreme weather events that can lead to sharp short-duration reductions in
environmental quality. Is the US and elsewhere, dust storms are becoming more frequent …

Given the unexpected nature of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, a specific cohort
of children were exogenously exposed to increased maternal psychological stress in utero …

Using two decades of data from twelve low-income countries in West Africa, we show that
dust carried by harmattan trade winds increases infant and child mortality. Health …

This paper studies the long-term effects of in-utero and early-life exposure to pesticide use
on adulthood and old-age longevity. We use the cyclical emergence of cicadas in the …