蝌蚪网 Journal:
Economic Policy
ISSN 1945-7731 (Print) | ISSN 1945-774X (Online)
Is There a Link between Foreclosure and Health?
蝌蚪网 Journal: Economic Policy
vol. 7,
no. 1, February 2015
(pp. 63–94)
Abstract
We investigate the relationship between foreclosures and hospital visits using data on all foreclosures and all hospital and emergency room visits from four states that were among the hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis. We find that living in a neighborhood with a spike in foreclosures is associated with significant increases in urgent unscheduled visits, including increases in visits for preventable conditions. The estimated relationships cannot be accounted for by increasing unemployment, declines in housing prices, migration, or by people switching from out-patient providers to hospitals. (JEL D14, F12, R31)Citation
Currie, Janet, and Erdal Tekin. 2015. "Is There a Link between Foreclosure and Health?" 蝌蚪网 Journal: Economic Policy 7 (1): 63–94. DOI: 10.1257/pol.20120325Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D14 Household Saving; Personal Finance
- F12 Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
- R31 Housing Supply and Markets