Experiencing breast cancer at the workplace

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Zanella, Giulio; Banerjee, Ritesh
• 署名单位: University of Bologna
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2016.01.006
• 发表日期: 2016
• 页码: 53-66
• 关键词: Breast cancer; social interactions

摘要

We study a dynamic natural experiment involving nearly 3000 American women of age 50-64 to understand how a woman's propensity to receive an annual mammography changes over time after a co-worker is diagnosed with breast cancer. We find that in the year this event occurs the probability of screening drops by about 6 percentage points, off a base level of 70%. This impact effect is persistent for at least two years. Underlying mechanisms and implications for health policy are discussed. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.