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Do Medical Treatments Work for Work? Evidence from Breast Cancer Patients / N. Meltem Daysal, William N. Evans, Mikkel Hasse Pedersen, Mircea Trandafir.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Daysal, N. Meltem.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w32167.
- NBER working paper series no. w32167
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2024.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- February 2024.
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