Health shock, catastrophic expenditure and its consequences on welfare of the household engaged in informal sector
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DOI: 10.1007/s10389-017-0829-9
Abstract: PurposeDespite significant contribution by India’s informal sector, tattered conditions have inflated the burden of health shocks in many ways. This study tries to examine the economic burden of health shocks and its associated consequences on… read more here.
Keywords: engaged informal; informal sector; health shocks; expenditure ... See more keywords
War, traumatic health shocks, and religiosity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.08.016
Abstract: This study uses the setting of war to study the causal impact of traumatic life-and-death health shocks on religiosity. Exploiting the administrative procedures by which U.S. Armed Forces senior commanders conditionally randomly assign active-duty servicemen… read more here.
Keywords: shocks religiosity; war; health shocks; traumatic health ... See more keywords
In sickness and in health? Health shocks and relationship breakdown: Empirical evidence from Germany
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2021.07.029
Abstract: Abstract From an economic perspective, marriage and long-term partnership can be seen as a risk-pooling device. This informal insurance contract is, however, not fully enforceable. Each partner is free to leave when his or her… read more here.
Keywords: germany; health; health shocks; relationship breakdown ... See more keywords
Health shocks and their long-lasting impact on health behaviors: Evidence from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic in Mexico
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.03.008
Abstract: Abstract Worldwide, the leading causes of death could be avoided with health behaviors that are low-cost but also difficult to adopt. We show that exogenous health shocks could facilitate the adoption of these behaviors and… read more here.
Keywords: h1n1; 2009 h1n1; health shocks; health behaviors ... See more keywords
Health shocks and the added worker effect: a life cycle approach
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DOI: 10.1080/15140326.2019.1613089
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study analyzes the existence of the added worker effect (AWE) when a male partner suffers a health shock (negative health event), by using the information from the Chilean Social Protection Survey. The health… read more here.
Keywords: life cycle; added worker; worker effect; health shocks ... See more keywords
Health Shocks and Household Education Burden—A Study From the Perspective of Relative Poverty Alleviation in China
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.877052
Abstract: Health shocks and household education burden influence levels of expenditure on healthcare and education, which are two major non-discretionary expenditures for households. From the perspective of relative poverty alleviation in China and based on the… read more here.
Keywords: health; relative poverty; health shocks; education burden ... See more keywords
Exploring the relationship between air quality and health shocks to the elderly: A retrospective cross-sectional study in China
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1087626
Abstract: Methods We selected 5,172 microdata on individuals from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2018. The binary logit model, the ordered logit model, and the stepwise regression were employed to compare the effects… read more here.
Keywords: health; elderly population; health shocks; shocks elderly ... See more keywords
Air Pollution, Health Shocks and Labor Mobility
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031382
Abstract: The health shocks caused by air pollution seriously interfere with people’s economic life. Based on the air pollution index and health shock index calculated by the principal component entropy weight method, this article analyzes the… read more here.
Keywords: health shocks; air pollution; health; labor mobility ... See more keywords
Protecting Poor Rural Households from Health Shocks: Poverty Alleviation Practices in Chongqing, China
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DOI: 10.3390/land12050969
Abstract: In certain low- and middle-income countries, information asymmetry, human capital damage and long-term economic decline are longstanding problems in health-related poverty alleviation. Notably, China’s Targeted Poverty Alleviation program sheds new light on resolving these problems.… read more here.
Keywords: health; health shocks; poverty alleviation; poor rural ... See more keywords