全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): DP13625 Mums Go Online: Is the Internet Changing the Demand for Healthcare?

G2TT

来源类型	Discussion paper
规范类型	论文
来源ID	DP13625
	DP13625 Mums Go Online: Is the Internet Changing the Demand for Healthcare?
	Sofia Amaral Garcia; Mattia Nardotto; Carol Propper; Tommaso Valletti
发表日期	2019-03-26
出版年	2019
语种	英语
摘要	We study the effect of internet diffusion on childbirth procedures performed in England between 2000 and 2011. We exploit an identification strategy based on geographical discontinuities in internet access generated by technological factors. We show that broadband internet access increased Cesarean-sections: mothers living in areas with better internet access are 2.5 percent more likely to have a C-section than mothers living in areas with worse internet access. The effect is driven by first-time mothers who are 6 percent more likely to obtain an elective C-section. The increased C-section rate is not accompanied by changes in health care outcomes of mothers and newborns. Health care costs increased with no corresponding medical benefits for patients. Heterogeneity analysis shows that mothers with low income and low education are those more affected: thanks to the internet, they progressively close the C-section gap with mothers with higher income and education. We show evidence documenting the growing importance of the internet as a source of health related information, and we argue that patient’s access to online information is changing the relationship between health care providers and patients.
主题	Public Economics
关键词	Internet Information C-sections
URL	https://cepr.org/publications/dp13625-0
来源智库	Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/542483
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sofia Amaral Garcia,Mattia Nardotto,Carol Propper,et al. DP13625 Mums Go Online: Is the Internet Changing the Demand for Healthcare?. 2019.