Search Results - "Pruckner, Gerald J."

Stress perception and commuting by Gottholmseder, Georg, Nowotny, Klaus, Pruckner, Gerald J., Theurl, Engelbert

“…This paper analyzes the determinants of the perceived stress level of workers with a special focus on the effects of commuting, while controlling for personal…”
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The Effectiveness of Health Screening by Hackl, Franz, Halla, Martin, Hummer, Michael, Pruckner, Gerald J.

“…SummaryUsing a matched insurant–general practitioner panel data set, we estimate the effect of a general health‐screening program on individuals' health status…”
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Retirement and healthcare utilization by Frimmel, Wolfgang, Pruckner, Gerald J.

“…Pension systems and reforms thereof are often discussed in the context of financial viability. In industrialized countries, these debates grow in intensity…”
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A hard pill to swallow? Parental health shocks and children's mental health by Glaser, Felix, Pruckner, Gerald J.

“…Abstract Based on comprehensive administrative health record data from Austria, this study examines how children's mental health responds to a severe parental…”
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HONESTY ON THE STREETS: A FIELD STUDY ON NEWSPAPER PURCHASING by Pruckner, Gerald J., Sausgruber, Rupert

“…Many publishers use an honor system for selling newspapers in the street. We conducted a field experiment to study honesty in this market, finding that a moral…”
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Birth order, parental health investment, and health in childhood by Pruckner, Gerald J., Schneeweis, Nicole, Schober, Thomas, Zweimüller, Martina

“…We analyze the relationship between birth order, parental health investment and children's health using administrative data from Austria. We show that…”
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Complexities of health and acceptance of electronic health records for the Austrian elderly population by Halmdienst, Nicole, Pruckner, Gerald J., Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf

“…We examine the personal health situation and how the complexities thereof affect the elderly Austrians’ willingness to accept electronic health records (EHR)…”
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Hospitals and the generic versus brand‐name prescription decision in the outpatient sector by Pruckner, Gerald J., Schober, Thomas

“…Summary Health care payers try to reduce costs by promoting the use of cheaper generic drugs. We show strong interrelations in drug prescriptions between the…”
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Looking into the black box of “Medical Innovation”: rising health expenditures by illness type by Breyer, Friedrich, Lorenz, Normann, Pruckner, Gerald J., Schober, Thomas

“…There is agreement among health economists that on the whole medical innovation causes health care expenditures (HCE) to rise. This paper analyzes for which…”
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Cost savings of developmental screenings: Evidence from a nationwide program by Halla, Martin, Pruckner, Gerald J., Schober, Thomas

“…Early intervention is considered the optimal response to developmental disorders in children. We evaluate a nationwide developmental screening program for…”
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Old boys’ network in general practitioners’ referral behavior? by Hackl, Franz, Hummer, Michael, Pruckner, Gerald J.

“…We analyzed the impact of social networks on general practitioners’ (GPs) referral behavior based on administrative panel data from 2,684,273 referrals to…”
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Cutting fertility? Effects of cesarean deliveries on subsequent fertility and maternal labor supply by Halla, Martin, Mayr, Harald, Pruckner, Gerald J., García-Gómez, Pilar

“…Despite the growing incidence of cesarean deliveries (CDs), procedure costs and benefits continue to be controversially discussed. In this study, we identify…”
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The company you keep: health behavior among work peers by Pruckner, Gerald J., Schober, Thomas, Zocher, Katrin

“…There is widespread agreement that behavior crucially influences one's health. However, little is known about what actually determines health-related behavior…”
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BIRTH WEIGHT AND FAMILY STATUS REVISITED: EVIDENCE FROM AUSTRIAN REGISTER DATA by Frimmel, Wolfgang, Pruckner, Gerald J.

“…ABSTRACT In this paper, we study the socio‐economic determinants of birth weight, with a focus on the mother's family status. We use Austrian birth register…”
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Volunteering and the state by Hackl, Franz, Halla, Martin, Pruckner, Gerald J.

“…Volunteering participation rates vary greatly across countries even when the potential volunteers' individual characteristics are controlled. We therefore…”
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Volunteering and Income - The Fallacy of the Good Samaritan? by Hackl, Franz, Halla, Martin, Pruckner, Gerald J.

“…SUMMARY This paper explores individual motives for volunteering. The analysis is based on the interpretation of volunteering as a consumption good (consumption…”
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TIMING EFFECTS IN HEALTH VALUATIONS by Leiter, Andrea M., Pruckner, Gerald J.

“…SUMMARY This paper analyzes the impact of external sources of information, conveyed by the frequency of risky events that vary across time, on the individual…”
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Proportionality of Willingness to Pay to Small Changes in Risk: The Impact of Attitudinal Factors in Scope Tests by Leiter, Andrea M, Pruckner, Gerald J

“…Sensitivity (proportionality) of willingness to pay (WTP) to (small) risk changes is often used as a criterion to test for valid measures of economic…”
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Local compensation payments for agri-environmental externalities: a panel data analysis of bargaining outcomes by Hackl, Franz, Halla, Martin, Pruckner, Gerald J

“…We analyse local compensation payments made to farmers for providing landscape amenities in Alpine tourist communities. These payments result from political…”
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Warm glow, free-riding and vehicle neutrality in a health-related contingent valuation study by Hackl, Franz, Pruckner, Gerald J.

“…Criticism of contingent valuation (CV) stresses warm glow and free‐riding as possible causes for biased willingness to pay figures. We present an empirical…”
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