Browsing by Author "Andrew Goodman-Bacon"

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    • Essays in Health Economics and Health Policy 
      Freed, Salama Salihah (2018-04-12)
      Department: Economics
      This dissertation consists of three essays in health economics and policy. In the first essay, “Health Insurance Take-up Among the Near-Elderly in the Age of the Affordable Care Act,” I pair the exogenous transition of ...
    • Essays on Prescription Drug Policy and Education as Determinants of Health 
      Ward, Benjamin Charles (2018-06-29)
      Department: Economics
      Education and access to legal drugs are two key issues that are influenced by public policy and that may have effects on population health among all ages. I use a variety of data sources to examine examples of these effects ...
    • Three Essays in Health Economics: Evidence from U.S. Vaccination Policy 
      Lawler, Emily Christine (2018-07-09)
      Department: Economics
      In this dissertation I empirically examine a range of policies that have been implemented in the United States with the goal of achieving and maintaining high population vaccination rates. In the first chapter I focus on ...