… This thesis contains three studies. I am the single author of all chapters. I came up with the
… All three studies are distinct contributions to knowledge in health economics and health …

… This thesis consists of three separate chapters in empirical health economics. For all of
these chapters, I use very detailed claims-level data obtained from one of the largest health …

… This thesis studies three topics on health economics using Brazilian data. In the first essay,
we study the effects of low birth weight on infant mortality. Understanding such a relationship …

… This dissertation consists of three essays. In my first essay, I examine the relationship of
the … In my second essay, I investigate the association between WIC participation and infant …

State governments play a major role in the United States health care market. Moreover,
states administer much of the regulation, budgeting, and policy for their own markets, which …

In Chapter 1, I examine the effect of adolescent peers’ genetic risk for depression on own
mental health. I exploit variation in same-gender grademates’ genetic risk within schools and …

… This dissertation is composed of three empirical essays on healthcare economics. In the
first chapter, I evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a Medicare Advantage organization’s home-…

… This dissertation consists of three chapters on health economics, two of which focus on
contraception and the third on vaccination. Chapter one examines the impact of state-level …

… This doctoral thesis consists of four self-contained essays on health economics. In essay
one, the demand functions for health and medical care, as derived from the Grossman model, …

The effect of the demographic change expressed in a higher life expectancy combined with
low fertility rates, especially in developed countries, let the society face major challenges. As …