The Applied Econ Angle

In this episode, we delve into a 2022 study by Adams et al. published in AER Insights AI Generated Timestamps 00:19 Background on Healthcare Financing 00:37 Importance of Hospital Financial Assistance 00:54 Case Study: Kaiser Permanente 03:08 Key Findings on Healthcare Utilization 04:36 Conclusion and Policy Implications This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscr...

In this episode, we explore The Limits of Jim Crow: Water and Sewage Services in American Cities (1880-1925) by Werner Troesken, published in the Journal of Economic History in (2002) AI-Generated Timestamps 00:16 Overview of the Paper 00:40 Historical Context: Jim Crow Era 00:58 Research Questions and Implications 02:23 Key Findings and Results 03:39 Public Health Concerns and Motivations This is...

In this episode, we dive into the paper 'Representation and Extrapolation: Evidence from Clinical Trials' by Alsan et al., published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics in 2024. AI-Generated Timestamps 00:57 The Problem of Underrepresentation 01:26 Impact on Physicians and Patients 02:28 Empirical Evidence from Experiments 03:00 Key Findings and Implications 04:28 Addressing the Gaps 05:25 Concl...

This episode examines “1918 Every Year: Racial Inequality and Infectious Mortality” by Feigenbaum et al., published in the AEA Papers and Proceedings in 2022. AI-Generated Timestamps 00:00 Introduction to the Paper 01:24 Key Findings 02:44 Exploring the Causes of Disparities 03:20 Future Research Directions 03:59 Conclusion and Implications This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss th...

In this episode, we explore how effective public health initiatives are in shaping lifelong economic outcomes and look at Hoehn-Velasco (2021), published in the Economic Journal. This study investigates the long-term impact of county-level health departments introduced in rural America between 1908 and 1933. These health services included sanitation, medical checkups, immunizations, and midwife tr...

In this episode, we explore a significant public health issue: the long-term effects of early life exposure to contaminated water. I overview a 2016 study published in the Journal of Economic History by Beach et al., focusing on typhoid fever and its impact on human capital formation. AI-generated Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Long-Term Impact of Water Quality 00:33 Global Water Quality 01:11...

In this episode, we cover a 2023 study titled 'The Health Impacts of Hospital Delivery Practices' published in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. This study explores the crucial question of whether variations in hospital delivery practices, especially the use of cesarean sections, impact maternal and infant health outcomes. AI-generated Timestamps 00:00 Introduction to Hospital Delive...

In this episode, we explore a paper 'From the Cradle to the Labor Market: The Effect of Birthweight on Adult Outcomes,' authored by Black, Devereux, and Salvanes published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics in 2007. We delve into the study that examines both the short-term and long-term effects of birth weight on various life outcomes such as mortality, educational attainment, and earnings. AI...

This episode covers the fertility transition of the late 19th century, explored in Beach and Hanlon's 2023 study published in the Review of Economic Studies — Culture and the Historical Fertility Transition . The paper considers why fertility rates dropped so suddenly and uniformly in the late nineteenth century in Britain. The paper argues that culture played a critical role, specifically highlig...

In this episode, we examine a paper by Martha Bailey, published in 2012 in the American Economic Journal, Applied Economics, Reexamining the Impact of Family Planning Programs on US Fertility: Evidence from the War on Poverty and the Early Years of Title X that analyzes the rollout of federally funded family planning programs in the U.S. from 1964 to 1973. Initiated under the Johnson administratio...

In this episode, we dive into Joyce, Tan, and Zhang, published in the Journal of Health Economics in 2013, which explores the effects of abortion legalization in the United States around the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. We discuss the availability of abortion services pre- and post-Roe, using rediscovered data from New York in 1971 and 1972. AI-generated timestamps 00:00 Introduction to...

Impact of Legal Abortion on Maternal Mortality In this episode, we look at the effect of legal abortion on maternal mortality. The paper considered is by Farin, Hoehn-Velasco, and Pesko and Published in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy in 2024. AI-generated timestamps 00:00 Introduction to Maternal Mortality and Legal States 04:11 Impact on Non-White Women in Early Legal States 04:18...

Overview of 'Air Pollution and Procyclical Mortality' by Heutel and Ruhm, published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists in 2016. The paper investigates the paradoxical relationship between health and economic activity, specifically examining how pollution influences mortality rates during economic downturns. AI-generated timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to the...

Overview of 'Environmental Health Risks and Housing Values: Evidence from 1600 Toxic Plant Openings and Closings,' published in the American Economic Review in 2015 by Currie, Davis, Greenstone, and Walker. This research delves into the external costs of industrial plants in the U.S. by examining housing prices and public health outcomes linked to toxic emissions. Using data from EPA's toxic relea...

Overview of 'Testing the Water: Drinking Water Quality, Public Notifications, and Child Outcomes' published in the Review of Economics and Statistics in 2022 by Michelle Marcus. This paper investigates the links between drinking water quality violations, avoidance behavior, and child health outcomes. AI-generated timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Water Quality and Child Health 00:29 Study Motivati...

Overview of “The Flint Water Crisis: Impact on Fertility and Birth Outcomes” a 2019 study by Grossman and Slusky, published in Demography, examining the effects of the Flint water crisis on fertility and birth outcomes. The research investigates the impact of the switch from Lake Huron to Flint River water, leading to lead contamination. AI-generated timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to the Flint Wat...

Summary of Fadlon and Nielsen (2019) or Family Health Behaviors published in the American Economic Review. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurenhoehnvelasco.substack.com

Summary of Hoehn Velasco et al (2023) The Long-Term Impact of in Utero Cigarette Taxes on Adult Prenatal Smoking published in the American Journal of Health Economics. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurenhoehnvelasco.substack.com

Summary of Carpenter and Dobkin (2009) The Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Mortality: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from the Minimum Drinking Age, published in AEJ: Applied. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurenhoehnvelasco.substack.com

Summary of Gehrsitz, Saffer, Grossman (2021) published in Journal of Public Economics. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurenhoehnvelasco.substack.com

Overview of Maclean, Popovici, and Ruhm (2023), which is currently an NBER working paper. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurenhoehnvelasco.substack.com

Overview of The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Understanding Pro-cyclical Mortality by Ann H. Stevens, Douglas L. Miller, Marianne E. Page, and Mateusz Filipski published in the American Economics Journal: Economic Policy 2015. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurenhoehnvelasco.substack.com

Overview of Based Drivers of Mortality: Evidence from Migration published in the American Economic Review 2021 by Amy Finkelstein, Matthew Gentzkow, and Heidi Williams This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurenhoehnvelasco.substack.com

Overview of The Effect of Paid Family Leave on Infant and Parental Health in the United States - Bullinger (2019) published in Journal of Health Economics. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurenhoehnvelasco.substack.com

Overview of Meghir, Palme, & Simeonova (2018) published in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurenhoehnvelasco.substack.com