Arbeitspapier
Do Medical Treatments Work for Work? Evidence from Breast Cancer Patients
We investigate the effects of radiation therapy on the mortality and economic outcomes of breast cancer patients.We implement a 2SLS strategy within a difference-in-difference framework exploiting variation in treatment stemming from a medical guideline change in Denmark. Using administrative data, we reproduce results from an RCT showing the lifesaving benefits of radiotherapy. We then show therapy also has economic returns: ten years after diagnosis, treatment increases employment by 37% and earnings by 45%. Mortality and economic results are driven by results for more educated women, indicating that equalizing access to treatment may not be sufficient to reduce health inequalities.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 16810
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Health: General
Health and Inequality
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Demand and Supply of Labor: General
- Thema
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breast cancer
medical treatments
employment
mortality
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Daysal, N. Meltem
Evans, William N.
Pedersen, Mikkel Hasse
Trandafir, Mircea
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (wo)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2024
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Daysal, N. Meltem
- Evans, William N.
- Pedersen, Mikkel Hasse
- Trandafir, Mircea
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2024
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