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Breastfeeding and the return to work after childbirth of new mothers: Evidence from a baby formula scare Open
We use a baby formula “food scare” in Israel in 2003 as a plausible natural experiment to study the causal relationship between breastfeeding and mothers’ return to work after childbirth. Analysis of administrative data covering the univer…
Replication data for: Challenging Encounters and Within-Physician Practice Variability Open
Challenging Encounters and Within-Phyisician Variability Practice DATA
Physician workload and treatment choice: the case of primary care Open
Primary care is a notable example of a service industry where capacity‐constrained suppliers face fluctuating demand levels. To meet this challenge, physicians trade off their time with patients with other inputs such as lab tests and refe…
Heuristic thinking in the workplace: Evidence from primary care Open
We study whether primary care physicians (PCPs) exercise left digit bias with respect to patients' age. Relying on a comprehensive administrative visit level data from a large Israeli HMO, we measure the intensity of patients' medical exam…
Social Security, Labor Supply and Health of Older Workers: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from a Large Reform Open
We study the effects of public pension systems on the retirement timing of older workers and, in turn, the health consequences of delaying retirement by those workers. Causal inference relies on a social security reform in Israel that shif…