How does birth order shape how children spend their time & ultimately, how they develop? A new #CHEWorkingPaper suggests that later-born children spend less time on enrichment activities, more time on digital media compared to first-borns. Read: go.monash.edu/cv7hab
A new #CHEworkingpaper examines how hospitals adapt when new specialised competitors enter the market for heart attack treatment in Sweden: opening new cath labs in local hospitals shifted patients to cath-based care, even when bypass surgery may have been more appropriate. Read go.monash.edu/zowryp
Analysing Australian public reimbursement decisions for pharmaceuticals, a new #CHEWorkingPaper suggests while longer negotiations may deprive some patients of clinical benefit, the wider public interest may be enhanced through improving value for money & reducing risk. Read: go.monash.edu/5nb7qt
The social expectation to work has a substantial negative impact on mental well-being of unemployed men in mid-life (as impactful as being widowed). However, as peers retire, their mental well-being improves significantly. Read the #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/sfv1xx
Do temperature fluctuations & prolonged heatwaves influence educational outcomes? Nation-wide data on nearly one million Australian students reveals that both heat & cold affect student test scores, with some evidence that heatwaves intensify effects. Read the #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/rqe6vr
How did the Netherlands’ 1976 #cannabis #decriminalisation impact use? A new analysis by @janvanours.bsky.social reconstructs cannabis consumption patterns using retrospective survey data, to find little impact on prevalence of cannabis use. Read the #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/f0u6r6
Using a global panel dataset covering subnational areas in 137 countries, a 1°C rise in temperature led to a 17% increase in poverty & a 1% rise in inequality. Colder temps also increased poverty/inequality to a lesser extent. #CHEWorkingPaper: go.monash.edu/exya2k #ClimateChange #GlobalInequality
Childhood experiences shape adult success, but do they impact future generations? An analysis of Dutch admin data using birth order as a proxy for parental investment suggests ~20% of income disadvantages are passed down, & impacts on education & crime.
#CHEWorkingPaper: 🔗tinyurl.com/4d998v5f
📢New #CHEWorkingPaper exploring how peer interactions among physicians influence treatment decisions & patient outcomes. Improving efficiency through better teamwork could help curb healthcare costs while enhancing patient care. Read monash-ch-econ-wps.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/RePEc/mhe/ch...
The @che-monash.bsky.social #CHEWorkingPaper series continues to grow - check out the breadth of research submitted in 2024: www.monash.edu/business/che...
