Search Results - "Fichera, Eleonora"

The relationship between physical and mental health: A mediation analysis by Ohrnberger, Julius, Fichera, Eleonora, Sutton, Matt

“…There is a strong link between mental health and physical health, but little is known about the pathways from one to the other. We analyse the direct and…”
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The effect of cash transfers on mental health - new evidence from South Africa by Ohrnberger, Julius, Fichera, Eleonora, Sutton, Matt, Anselmi, Laura

“…Mental health and poverty are strongly interlinked. There is a gap in the literature on the effects of poverty alleviation programmes on mental health. We aim…”
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The dynamics of physical and mental health in the older population by Ohrnberger, Julius, Fichera, Eleonora, Sutton, Matt

“…Mental and physical aspects are both integral to health but little is known about the dynamic relationship between them. We consider the dynamic relationship…”
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Income and Health in Tanzania. An Instrumental Variable Approach by Fichera, Eleonora, Savage, David

“…There is a substantial debate over the direction of the causal relation between income and health. This is important for our understanding of the health…”
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Validation of the SF12 mental and physical health measure for the population from a low-income country in sub-Saharan Africa by Ohrnberger, Julius, Anselmi, Laura, Fichera, Eleonora, Sutton, Matt

“…The Short Form Survey 12-item (SF12) mental and physical health version has been applied in several studies on populations from Sub-Saharan Africa. However,…”
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Designing and using incentives to support recruitment and retention in clinical trials: a scoping review and a checklist for design by Parkinson, Beth, Meacock, Rachel, Sutton, Matt, Fichera, Eleonora, Mills, Nicola, Shorter, Gillian W, Treweek, Shaun, Harman, Nicola L, Brown, Rebecca C H, Gillies, Katie, Bower, Peter

“…Recruitment and retention of participants are both critical for the success of trials, yet both remain significant problems. The use of incentives to target…”
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How has the strict lockdown during the SARS-COV-2 outbreak changed the diet of Spaniards? by Mora, Toni, Fichera, Eleonora, Lopez-Valcarcel, Beatriz G.

“…We investigate the impact of a specific macroeconomic shock that occurred as a response to the SARS-COV-2 outbreak, namely the strict lockdown imposed in Spain…”
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Protecting Adolescents in Low- And Middle-Income Countries from Interpersonal Violence (PRO YOUTH TRIAL): Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of the Strengthening Families Programme 10-14 ("Familias Fuertes") in Panama by Mejia, Anilena, Emsley, Richard, Fichera, Eleonora, Maalouf, Wadih, Segrott, Jeremy, Calam, Rachel

“…Interpersonal violence can significantly reduce adolescents' opportunities for becoming happy and healthy adults. Central America is the most violent region in…”
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Pay for Performance: A Reflection on How a Global Perspective Could Enhance Policy and Research by Anselmi, Laura, Borghi, Josephine, Brown, Garrett Wallace, Fichera, Eleonora, Hanson, Kara, Kadungure, Artwell, Kovacs, Roxanne, Kristensen, Søren Rud, Singh, Neha S, Sutton, Matt

“…Pay-for-performance (P4P) is the provision of financial incentives to healthcare providers based on pre-specified performance targets. P4P has been used as a…”
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Tackling Root Causes Upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development (TRUUD): Protocol of a five-year prevention research consortium by Black, Daniel, Ayres, Sarah, Bondy, Krista, Brierley, Rachel, Campbell, Rona, Carhart, Neil, Coggon, John, Eaton, Eleanor, Fichera, Eleonora, Gibson, Andy, Hatleskog, Eli, Hickman, Matthew, Hicks, Ben, Hunt, Alistair, Pain, Kathy, Pearce, Nick, Pilkington, Paul, Rosenberg, Ges, Scally, Gabriel

“…Poor quality urban environments substantially increase non-communicable disease. Responsibility for associated decision-making is dispersed across multiple…”
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Do Wealth Shocks Affect Health? New Evidence from the Housing Boom by Fichera, Eleonora, Gathergood, John

“…We exploit large exogenous changes in housing wealth to examine the impact of wealth gains and losses on individual health. In UK household, panel data house…”
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The response to nutritional labels: Evidence from a quasi-experiment by Fichera, Eleonora, von Hinke, Stephanie

“…This paper evaluates a UK policy that aimed to improve dietary information provision by introducing nutrition labelling on retailers’ store-brand products…”
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Sunk exporting costs and export market coverage by Fichera, Eleonora, Shevtsova, Yevgeniya

“…This paper provides evidence on the role of sunk costs in the market expansion of continuing exporters, explicitly accounting for the number of target export…”
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The effect of cash transfers on mental health: Opening the black box – A study from South Africa by Ohrnberger, Julius, Anselmi, Laura, Fichera, Eleonora, Sutton, Matt

“…There is a gap in the literature in understanding how cash transfer programmes affect mental health. We aim to fill this gap by conceptualising and estimating…”
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Estimating the late-life effects of social and emotional skills in childhood using midlife mediators by Turner, Alex J., Fichera, Eleonora, Sutton, Matt

“…Social and emotional skills are known to affect health and non-health outcomes, but there is limited evidence on whether these skills in childhood affect late…”
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The worse the better? Quantile treatment effects of a conditional cash transfer programme on mental health by Ohrnberger, Julius, Fichera, Eleonora, Sutton, Matt, Anselmi, Laura

“…Abstract Poor mental health is a pressing global health problem, with high prevalence among poor populations from low-income countries. Existing studies of…”
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How do consumers respond to “sin taxes”? New evidence from a tax on sugary drinks by Fichera, Eleonora, Mora, Toni, Lopez-Valcarcel, Beatriz G., Roche, David

“…It is unclear what the effects of taxes on sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) are on consumer behaviour and which consumers may be affected the most. We evaluate…”
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Can Results-Based Financing improve health outcomes in resource poor settings? Evidence from Zimbabwe by Fichera, Eleonora, Anselmi, Laura, Gwati, Gwati, Brown, Garrett, Kovacs, Roxanne, Borghi, Josephine

“…Result Based Financing (RBF) has been implemented in health systems across low and middle-income countries (LMICs), with the objective of improving population…”
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Is owning your home good for your health? Evidence from exogenous variations in subsidies in England by Munford, Luke A., Fichera, Eleonora, Sutton, Matt

“…•The decision to own your home can affect your health and well-being.•Little is known about this causal relationship or possible explanations.•We provide…”
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Can Payers Use Prices to Improve Quality? Evidence from English Hospitals by Allen, Thomas, Fichera, Eleonora, Sutton, Matt

“…In most activity‐based financing systems, payers set prices reactively based on historical averages of hospital reported costs. If hospitals respond to prices,…”
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