Shin-Yi Chou

Lehigh University - Department of Economics

620 Taylor Street

Bethlehem, PA 18015

United States

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

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Scholarly Papers (18)

1.

An Economic Analysis of Adult Obesity: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

NBER Working Paper No. w9247
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 05 Oct 2002 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2022
Shin-Yi Chou, Michael Grossman and Henry Saffer
Lehigh University - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), NY Office and National Bureau of Economic Research
Downloads 242 (264,983)
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The Super Size of America: An Economic Estimation of Body Mass Index and Obesity in Adults

NBER Working Paper No. w11584
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Oct 2005 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2022
Inas Kelly, Michael Grossman and Shin-Yi Chou
Loyola Marymount University, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), NY Office and Lehigh University - Department of Economics
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Parental Education and Child Health: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan

NBER Working Paper No. w13466
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 05 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2022
Lehigh University - Department of Economics, National Taiwan University - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), NY Office and CUNY Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business
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The Socio-Economic Causes of Obesity

NBER Working Paper No. w17423
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 21 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2023
Charles L. Baum and Shin-Yi Chou
Middle Tennessee State University - Department of Economics and Finance and Lehigh University - Department of Economics
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Moral Hazard and Less Invasive Medical Treatment for Coronary Artery Disease: The Case of Cigarette Smoking

NBER Working Paper No. w20373
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 18 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2023
New York University (NYU) - Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Emory University, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), NY Office and Lehigh University - Department of Economics
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Moral Hazard and Less Invasive Medical Treatment for Coronary Artery Disease: The Case of Cigarette Smoking

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8492
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 04 Oct 2014
New York University (NYU) - Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Emory University, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), NY Office and Lehigh University - Department of Economics
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coronary artery disease, moral hazard, smoking

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Hospital Ownership and Cost and Quality of Care: is There a Dime's Worth of Difference?

NBER Working Paper No. w6706
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 07 Jan 1999 Last Revised: 30 Oct 2022
Duke University - Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, Department of Economics, Duke University - Center for Health Policy, Law and Management and Lehigh University - Department of Economics
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Health Insurance and Households' Precautionary Behaviors - an Unusual Natural Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w9394
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 14 Dec 2002 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2022
Shin-Yi Chou, Jin‐Tan Liu and James K. Hammitt
Lehigh University - Department of Economics, National Taiwan University - Department of Economics and Harvard University
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Does Where You are Admitted Make a Difference? An Analysis of Medicare Data

NBER Working Paper No. w6896
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Feb 1999 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2022
Duke University - Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, Department of Economics, Duke University - Center for Health Policy, Law and Management and Lehigh University - Department of Economics
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As Low Birth Weight Babies Grow, Can 'Good' Parents Buffer this Adverse Factor? a Research Note

NBER Working Paper No. w12857
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 24 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2022
Ming-Jen Lin, Jin‐Tan Liu and Shin-Yi Chou
National Taiwan University - Department of Economics, National Taiwan University - Department of Economics and Lehigh University - Department of Economics
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The Impact of National Health Insurance on Birth Outcomes: A Natural Experiment in Taiwan

NBER Working Paper No. w16811
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 28 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2023
Shin-Yi Chou, Michael Grossman and Jin‐Tan Liu
Lehigh University - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), NY Office and National Taiwan University - Department of Economics
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Do Bad Report Cards Have Consequences? Impacts of Publicly Reported Provider Quality Information on the Cabg Market in Pennsylvania

NBER Working Paper No. w16225
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 26 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 03 May 2023
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Emory University, Lehigh University - Department of Economics and Lehigh University
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Intergeneration Transfer of Human Capital: Results from a Natural Experiment in Taiwan

NBER Working Paper No. w16876
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2023
affiliation not provided to SSRN, National Taiwan University - Department of Economics, Lehigh University - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), NY Office
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Impacts of Being Downwind of a Coal-Fired Power Plant on Infant Health at Birth: Evidence from the Precedent-Setting Portland Rule

NBER Working Paper No. w21723
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 16 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 11 May 2023
Muzhe Yang and Shin-Yi Chou
Lehigh University and Lehigh University - Department of Economics
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The Impact of Health Insurance Expansion on Physician Treatment Choice: Medicare Part D and Physician Prescribing

NBER Working Paper No. w20708
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 01 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2023
University of Pennsylvania, Government of the United States of America - Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), International Longevity Center and Lehigh University - Department of Economics
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Travel Distance and Health Outcomes for Scheduled Surgery

Medical Care 52, No. 3 (2014): 250-257
Posted: 27 Jun 2014
Shin-Yi Chou, Mary E. Deily and Suhui Li
Lehigh University - Department of Economics, Independent and George Washington University

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travel distance, scheduled surgery, hospital quality, outcomes, CABG, regionalization, United States

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Competition and the Impact of Online Hospital Report Cards

Journal of Health Economics 34 (2014): 42-58
Posted: 27 Jun 2014
Shin-Yi Chou, Mary E. Deily, Suhui Li and Yi Lu
Lehigh University - Department of Economics, Independent, George Washington University and Barry University

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Quality information; Hospital competition; CABG report cards; Health outcomes; Predicted HHIs

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Fast-Food Restaurant Advertising on Television and its Influence on Childhood Obesity

Journal of Law and Economics, Forthcoming
Posted: 28 Sep 2007
Shin-Yi Chou, Inas Kelly and Michael Grossman
Lehigh University - Department of Economics, Loyola Marymount University and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), NY Office

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obesity, advertising, fast-food restaurants, government regulation

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Are For-Profit Hospital Conversions Harmful to Patients and to Medicare?

Posted: 02 Sep 2002
Gabriel Picone, Shin-Yi Chou and Frank A. Sloan
Department of Economics, Lehigh University - Department of Economics and Duke University - Center for Health Policy, Law and Management

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