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More Than a Ban on Smoking? Behavioural Spillovers of Smoking Bans in the Workplace 不仅仅是禁烟？工作场所禁烟令的行为溢出效应

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2025-07-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101512

Joan Costa-Font , Luca Salmasi , Sarah Zaccagni

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Drivers of COVID-19 in U.S. counties: A wave-level analysis 美国各县COVID-19的驱动因素：波级分析

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2025-07-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101511

Christopher F. Baum , Andrés García-Suaza , Miguel Henry , Jesús Otero

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Links between COVID-19 lockdowns and drug overdose deaths, evidence from panel data 来自小组数据的证据表明，COVID-19封锁与药物过量死亡之间存在联系

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101510

Yimin Wang

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The intergenerational association of epigenetic modifications between mothers and offspring, from birth to adolescence 从出生到青春期，母亲和子女之间表观遗传修饰的代际关联

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101509

Chiara Costi , Giorgia Menta , Giovanni Fiorito , Conchita D’Ambrosio

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Evaluating the impact of long-term care insurance reform on health-related quality of life and inequality among older adults in China: A quasi-experimental analysis 评估长期护理保险改革对中国老年人健康相关生活质量和不平等的影响：一项准实验分析

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2025-05-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101495

Lin Lin , Min He , Xianhua Zai

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Empowering women, enhancing diets: The impact of women’s bargaining power on dietary quality in urban China 赋予女性权力，改善饮食：中国城市女性议价能力对饮食质量的影响

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101505

Wenli Shang , Ying Zhou , Xu Tian

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The effects of adolescent depression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on educational attainment in adulthood 青少年抑郁和注意缺陷/多动障碍对成年后受教育程度的影响

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101498

Jiaqi Chen , Alex Weng

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Parental health, adolescents’ mental distress and non-cognitive skills 父母健康、青少年精神痛苦和非认知技能

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101506

Apostolos Davillas , Victor Hugo de Oliveira , Athina Raftopoulou

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In the eye of the storm. Long-term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare utilization in Lombardy 在风暴中心。Covid-19大流行对伦巴第地区医疗保健利用的长期影响

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101497

Federico Franzoni , Claudio Lucifora , Antonio Giampiero Russo , Daria Vigani

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Sleep hours fall as income rises: Macro and micro evidence on sleep inequality around the world 收入增加睡眠时间减少：世界各地睡眠不平等的宏观和微观证据