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Full-Text Articles in Health Economics
Do Medical Marijuana Laws Reduce Addictions And Deaths Related To Pain Killers?, David Powell, Rosalie Pacula, Mireille Jacobson
Do Medical Marijuana Laws Reduce Addictions And Deaths Related To Pain Killers?, David Powell, Rosalie Pacula, Mireille Jacobson
David Powell
Imperfect Synthetic Controls: Did The Massachusetts Health Care Reform Save Lives?, David Powell
Imperfect Synthetic Controls: Did The Massachusetts Health Care Reform Save Lives?, David Powell
David Powell
Supply-Side Drug Policy In The Presence Of Substitutes: Evidence From The Introduction Of Abuse-Deterrent Opioids, Abby Alpert, David Powell, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Supply-Side Drug Policy In The Presence Of Substitutes: Evidence From The Introduction Of Abuse-Deterrent Opioids, Abby Alpert, David Powell, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
David Powell
Disentangling Moral Hazard And Adverse Selection In Private Health Insurance, David Powell, Dana Goldman
Disentangling Moral Hazard And Adverse Selection In Private Health Insurance, David Powell, Dana Goldman
David Powell
Medical Care Spending And Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence From Workers' Compensation Reforms, David Powell, Seth Seabury
Medical Care Spending And Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence From Workers' Compensation Reforms, David Powell, Seth Seabury
David Powell
This paper studies the effectiveness of medical care spending on improving labor outcomes. Injuries sustained at work represent large income and welfare losses to households and there is a significant policy interest in reducing these burdens. Workers' compensation program is a large government program which provides monetary and medical benefits to injured workers. Despite the potential importance of medical care in improving the health and labor productivity of injured workers, little research has addressed the relationship between medical care provided through workers' compensation and post-injury labor outcomes. This paper exploits the 2003-2004 California workers' compensation reforms which reduced medical care …