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Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Even though data on hospital admissions are widely used in health research, hospitalization‐related estimands measured using these data are not always clearly conceptualized. Consequently, estimators of these quantities can have unclear rationales and undesirable properties.
Aditya Jain +7 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2012 Temporal discounting denotes the fact that individuals prefer smaller rewards delivered sooner over larger rewards delivered later, often to a higher extent than suggested by normative economical theories.
Stefan eScherbaum +2 more
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Heterogeneity and parsimony in intertemporal choice.
Decision, 2018 Behavioral theories of intertemporal choice involve many moving parts. Most descriptive theories model how time delays and rewards are perceived, compared, and/or combined into preferences or utilities. Most behavioral studies neglect to spell out how such constructs translate into heterogeneous observable choices.
Michel Regenwetter +6 more
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The Efficiency of the German Healthcare System: Some Puzzling Findings
The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the cost‐effectiveness of the German healthcare system from the perspective of statutory health insurance (SHI). Using data for 2011–2014—the most recent period for which consistent national inputs are available—we compare a marginal, system‐wide cost‐effectiveness ratio with the cost‐effectiveness of newly approved ...
Afschin Gandjour
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Household Consumption Intentions by Income Group During Monetary Policy Easing and Tightening
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We investigate how the monetary policy interest rate affects Brazilian households' consumption intentions under two distinct regimes: monetary easing and tightening cycles. Using data from low‐ and high‐income households, we assess both the magnitude and the dynamics of this relationship.
Helder Ferreira de Mendonça +1 more
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Impact of Sovereign Debt Maturity on Fiscal Sustainability
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study is the first to investigate the impact of the term structure of public debt on fiscal sustainability. We adopt the widely used backward‐looking measure of fiscal sustainability—fiscal responsiveness as proposed by Bohn. Using data from De Graeve and Mazzolini and focusing on a sample of 19 most developed countries, we demonstrate ...
António Afonso +3 more
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Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsIntertemporal choice and risky choice are fundamental aspects of decision-making, involving trade-offs between delay, risk, and monetary outcomes.
Xiang-hui Yan, A-fang Deng
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Fiscal Cyclicality and Debt Sustainability: Evidence From Over a Century of Data
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a historical fiscal dataset for a group of 11 economies over the period 1880–2022, we examine debt sustainability and fiscal policy cyclicality and assess the factors influencing fiscal behaviour. We find that positive and statistically significant responses of primary balances to debt emerge in specific historical episodes and ...
Christos Chrysanthakopoulos +2 more
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Temporary VAT Reduction in Vietnam: Consumer Behavior Analysis
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of temporary VAT rate changes on consumer behavior in Vietnam, particularly concerning the VAT reduction implemented during 2023–2024. The research analyzes annual survey data and household expenditure reports to assess changes in consumer spending on durable goods during the first half of 2024 (2024 H1 ...
Hang Thi Thu Trinh
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Hierarchical Bayesian modeling of intertemporal choice [PDF]
Judgment and Decision Making, 2017 There is a growing interest in studying individual differences in choices that involve trading off reward amount and delay to delivery because such choices have been linked to involvement in risky behaviors, such as substance abuse.
Melisa E. Chávez +3 more
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