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Does advertising expand the market for hospital services? Evidence from Medicare. 广告是否扩大了医院服务的市场？来自医疗保险的证据。

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Journal of Health Economics Pub Date : 2026-10-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2026.103191

Abby Alpert, Atul Gupta, Michael Richards, Sarah Schutz, Christopher Whaley

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The effect of online sales bans on e-cigarette use. 网上销售禁令对电子烟使用的影响。

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Journal of Health Economics Pub Date : 2026-09-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2026.103190

Ege Aksu, Charles J Courtemanche, Dhaval Dave, Daniel Dench, Michael Grossman, Jooyoung Kim, Selen Ozdogan, Shubhsri Rajendra, Joseph J Sabia, Henry Saffer

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Corrigendum to “The effect of e-cigarette flavor bans on tobacco use” [Journal of Health Economics, 102, August 2025, 103013] “电子烟口味禁令对烟草使用的影响”的勘误表[卫生经济学杂志，102,2025年8月，103013]。

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Journal of Health Economics Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2026.103140

Chad Cotti, Charles Courtemanche, Yang Liang, Johanna Catherine Maclean, Erik Nesson, Joseph J. Sabia

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The benefits of timely access to treatment: Substance use disorders, healthcare utilization and employment 及时获得治疗的好处：物质使用障碍、保健利用和就业。

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Journal of Health Economics Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2026.103162

Jenny Williams, Anne Line Bretteville-Jensen, Christiern Rose

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School closures and parental mental health 学校关闭和家长心理健康。

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Journal of Health Economics Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-07-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2026.103159

Dario Salcedo, Sumedha Gupta, Hailemichael Shone, Kosali Simon

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Online food delivery and body weight: Quasi-experimental evidence from China 在线送餐与体重：来自中国的准实验证据。

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Journal of Health Economics Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2026.103158

Guanfu Fang, Wei Li, Feng Liu

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Integrating equity and productivity in health evaluation 将公平和生产力纳入卫生评价。

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Journal of Health Economics Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2026.103156

Kristian S. Hansen, Juan D. Moreno-Ternero, Lars P. Østerdal

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Retirement and cognitive abilities: Evidence from the German early retirement age reform for women 退休与认知能力：来自德国女性提前退休年龄改革的证据。

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Journal of Health Economics Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2026.103161

Henrik Bergschneider, Robin Kottmann, Hendrik Schmitz, Matthias Westphal

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Improving disability benefit take-up: Experimental evidence from a public information campaign in Vietnam 改善残疾福利的领取：来自越南公共信息运动的实验证据。

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Journal of Health Economics Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-07-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2026.103163

Michael Palmer

{"title":"Improving disability benefit take-up: Experimental evidence from a public information campaign in Vietnam","authors":"Michael Palmer","doi":"10.1016/j.jhealeco.2026.103163","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhealeco.2026.103163","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite substantial disability-related costs, participation in public disability benefit programs remains incomplete in many countries. This is particularly the case in low- and middle-income countries where disability programs are relatively new and awareness of eligibility rules may be limited. This paper evaluates whether reducing information frictions can increase enrolment in Vietnam’s national disability benefits program. In a randomised controlled trial across 70 rural communes, standardised information about disability benefits was embedded within routine government loudspeaker broadcasts over a five-week period. Using commune-level administrative data observed approximately two years after the intervention, the results show that program enrolment was 9 percent higher in treated communes. The effects are larger among individuals classified with severe disabilities, for whom enrolment increased by 12 percent. Smaller effects are observed among persons with the most severe disabilities, who were likely already well covered by the program. Larger effects are also observed among children who are eligible for higher monthly disability pension amounts. These findings demonstrate that a low-cost and scalable information campaign delivered through existing government communication infrastructure can substantially increase participation in disability benefit programs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50186,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Economics","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 103163"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148425826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mental health, substance use, and child maltreatment 精神健康、药物使用和虐待儿童。

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Journal of Health Economics Pub Date : 2026-07-01 Epub Date: 2026-07-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2026.103160

Mir M. Ali, Thanh T. Lu, Johanna Catherine Maclean, Angelica Meinhofer

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