| 来源类型 | Working Paper |
| 规范类型 | 报告 |
| DOI | 10.3386/w25474 |
| 来源ID | Working Paper 25474 |
| The Effect of Superstition on Health: Evidence from the Taiwanese Ghost Month | |
| Martin Halla; Chia-Lun Liu; Jin-Tan Liu | |
| 发表日期 | 2019-01-21 |
| 出版年 | 2019 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | Superstition is a widespread phenomenon. We empirically examine its impact on health-related behavior and health outcomes. We study the case of the Taiwanese Ghost Month. During this period, which is believed to increase the likelihood of bad outcomes, we observe substantial adaptions in health-related behavior. Our identification exploits idiosyncratic variation in the timing of the Ghost Month across Gregorian calendar years. Using high-quality administrative data, we document for the period of the Ghost Months reductions in mortality, hospital admissions, and births. While the effect on mortality is a quantum effect, the latter two effects reflect changes in the timing of events. These findings suggest potential benefits of including emotional and cultural factors in public health policy. |
| 主题 | Microeconomics ; Economics of Information ; Behavioral Economics ; Health, Education, and Welfare ; Health ; Other ; Culture |
| URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w25474 |
| 来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/583148 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Martin Halla,Chia-Lun Liu,Jin-Tan Liu. The Effect of Superstition on Health: Evidence from the Taiwanese Ghost Month. 2019. |
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| w25474.pdf（861KB） | 智库出版物 | 限制开放 | CC BY-NC-SA | 浏览 | ||
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