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Anti-Bullying Laws and Weight-Based Disparities in Suicidality 反欺凌法律和体重在自杀方面的差异。

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Health economics Pub Date : 2025-07-13 DOI: 10.1002/hec.70015

Brandyn F. Churchill, Bijesh Gyawali, Joseph J. Sabia

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The Impact of Incentives on Valuing Health Risks 激励措施对评估健康风险的影响。

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Health economics Pub Date : 2025-07-12 DOI: 10.1002/hec.70011

Maria José Gil-Moltó, Arne Risa Hole, Henrik Andersson, Geir Godager

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Adolescent Mental Health: Impact of Introducing Earlier Compulsory School Grades 青少年心理健康：实行义务教育提前年级的影响。

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Health economics Pub Date : 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1002/hec.4982

Anna Linder, Ulf-G. Gerdtham, Gawain Heckley

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Sick of Robots—Heterogeneous Effects of Industrial Robots on Sickness Absence 生病的机器人——工业机器人对病假缺勤的异质效应。

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Health economics Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI: 10.1002/hec.70010

Janis Umblijs, Kjersti Misje Østbakken

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Education and Mental Health in Young Adulthood: New Evidence From Genetic Markers 青少年的教育和心理健康：来自遗传标记的新证据。

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Health economics Pub Date : 2025-07-06 DOI: 10.1002/hec.70012

Alex Xingbang Weng

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Income and Health Care Consumption: Evidence From Mortgage Payment Shocks 收入和医疗保健消费：来自抵押贷款支付冲击的证据。

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Health economics Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI: 10.1002/hec.70009

Hong Lee, Deokrye Baek, Joseph R. Mason

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The Citizens' Distributional Preferences for Health Care Resource Allocations: The Non-Negligible Role of Option Value 公民医疗资源分配偏好：选择权价值的不可忽视作用。

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Health economics Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI: 10.1002/hec.70006

Lise Desireé Hansen, Trine Kjær, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen

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Social Comparisons and Adolescent Body Misperception: Evidence From School Entry Cutoffs 社会比较与青少年身体误解：来自入学门槛的证据。

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Health economics Pub Date : 2025-06-30 DOI: 10.1002/hec.4980

Christopher S. Carpenter, Brandyn F. Churchill

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Deploying Differential Distance as an Instrumental Variable: Alternative Forms, Estimators, and Specifications 将差分距离作为工具变量：替代形式、估计器和规格。

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Health economics Pub Date : 2025-06-29 DOI: 10.1002/hec.70003

Donghoon Lee, Anirban Basu

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A Simple Measure of Catastrophic Health Expenditures 灾难性医疗支出的简单衡量。

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Health economics Pub Date : 2025-06-25 DOI: 10.1002/hec.70007

Tomson Ogwang, Germano Mwabu

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