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Daysal, N. Meltem [Author]; Evans, William N. [Author]; Pedersen, Mikkel Hasse [Author]; Trandafir, Mircea [Author] ; National Bureau of Economic Research

Do Medical Treatments Work for Work? Evidence from Breast Cancer Patients

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  • Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Do Medical Treatments Work for Work? Evidence from Breast Cancer Patients
  • Contributor: Daysal, N. Meltem [VerfasserIn]; Evans, William N. [VerfasserIn]; Pedersen, Mikkel Hasse [VerfasserIn]; Trandafir, Mircea [VerfasserIn]
  • Corporation: National Bureau of Economic Research
  • imprint: Cambridge, Mass: National Bureau of Economic Research, February 2024
  • Published in: NBER working paper series ; no. w32167
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource; illustrations (black and white)
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: Krebskrankheit ; Medizinische Behandlung ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Dänemark ; General ; Health and Inequality ; Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health ; Arbeitspapier ; Graue Literatur
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  • Description: 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