Why Do People Make “Bad” Financial Decisions?
Recently, the Economist published an article on the economics of American lotteries. In it they found that, if Amercia’s lotteries were a single company, they “would be the ninth-most profitable in the country.” Unfortunately, the bulk of these profits come from some of the poorest people in the…#economist #2000 #povertythoughts #wendys #100x #chrisarnade (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why “Freakonomics” failed to transform economics
“Economics is a study of mankind in the ordinary business of life.” So starts Alfred Marshall’s “Principles of Economics”, a 19th-century textbook that helped create the common language economists still use today. Marshall’s contention that economics studies the “ordinary” was not a dig, but a…#alfredmarshalls #stevenlevitt #universityofchicago #stephendubner #freakonomics #kukluxklan #harrypotter #marvel #davidcard #guidoimbens (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
America ’s rental-market mystery
During the past few years of inflation, sceptics have insisted that governments are undercounting price rises—usually without much evidence to support their claims. But a new controversy in American economics has highlighted the challenge of accurately measuring prices. Only this time the…#oer #federalreserve #moneytalks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Better clinical outcomes and return to sport rates with additional medial meniscus root tear repair in high tibial osteotomy for medial compartmental knee osteoarthritis - Guo H, Li Q, Zhang Z, Feng A, Qin S, Liu L, Sun R, Wang X.
PURPOSE: This retrospective study aimed to investigate whether the repair of medial meniscus posterior root tears (MMPRTs) is effective for improving clinical outcomes and return to sports rates in young patients (50 years old or younger) with medial compa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Characteristics and consequences of falls in people who use wheelchairs in long-term care settings - Snyder MB, Zanotto T, Potts E, Sosnoff J.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to understand the characteristics and consequences of falls in individuals using wheelchairs in long-term care settings. DESIGN: Observational analysis of real-world falls in long-term care. SETTING AND PAR... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Implementation of suicide prevention activities at acute care discharge: time for change? - Larkin C.
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Source: SafetyLit - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Return to badminton play following an ACL injury is common, but only a few return to previous performance - Kaldau NC, Andersen FF, Barfod KW, Hersnaes PN, H ölmich P.
PURPOSE: To report how many badminton players return to badminton after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and to which level. METHODS: Patients in Denmark from 2000 to 2018, registered in the Danish National Patient Register with a diagnos... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Spanish vs USA cohort comparison of prehospital trauma scores to predict short-term mortality - Moreno-Blanco D, Alonso E, Sanz-Garc ía A, Aramendi E, López-Izquierdo R, García RP, Vegas CDP, Martín-Rodríguez F.
This study aimed to evaluate three prehospital early warning scores (EWSs): RTS, MGAP and MREMS, to predict short-term mortality in acute life-threatening trauma and injury/illness by comparing United States (US) and Spanish cohorts. ME... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The social determinants of suicide among female service members and veterans - Larson RM, Saxon M, Phillips MA, Broussard ML, Straus AR, Wright WA.
AIMS: Evaluate the social determinants of health (SDOH) associated with suicidality among female Service Members and Veterans (SMV) in Arizona. METHODS: Used data from a statewide Arizona Veteran Survey (n = 1,134) to analyze SDOH associated with s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Some Notes on Wellbeing Economics
In an earlier article, we introduced the concept of wellbeing economics—an approach that places the overall wellbeing of individuals and communities at the forefront of economic considerations, diverging from traditional growth-oriented economic indicators. The following notes elaborate on several…#bache #ireardon #lanand #pj #oecd #oecdpublishing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Supporting equitable and responsible highway safety improvement funding allocation strategies - why AI prediction biases matter - Wei Z, Zhou Y, Li Z, Kulkarni M, Zhang Y.
The existing methodologies for allocating highway safety improvement funding closely rely on the utilization of crash prediction models. Specifically, these models produce predictions that estimate future crash hazard levels in different geographical areas... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The Crisis Migration Experience Scale: Developing and validating a tool for Venezuelan youth and adults residing in Colombia - Salas-Wright CP, Schwartz SJ, Mej ía-Trujillo J, García MF, Sahbaz S, Bates M, Andrade P, Pérez-Gómez A, Maldonado-Molina MM.
OBJECTIVE: Although prior research has shown that an array of distinct experiences related to crisis migration are associated with mental health, there is a pressing need for a theory-driven, multidimensional measure to assess the broad spectrum of crisis ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The dropout rates and associated factors in patients with mood disorders in long-term naturalistic treatment - Jung W, Moon E, Lim HJ, Park JM, Lee BD, Lee YM, Jeong H, Suh H, Kim K.
This study aimed to investigate the dropout rates and associated factors in mood disorders. METHODS: The patients ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The epidemiology, management, and outcomes of civilian gunshot wounds to the upper extremity at an urban trauma center - Muss TE, Hu S, Bauder AR, Lin IC.
This study details the epid... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The relationship between the atmospheric environment and road traffic fatalities - Shandong Province, China, 2012-2021 - Wang T, Chu J, Yao Z, Yang L, Lu Z, Tian G, Guo X, Jia C.
This study aims to analyze the potential impact of the meteorological environment and air pollutants on road traffic fatalities. METHODS: Road traffic fatality data in Shandong Province from 2012 to 2021 were obtained from the Populat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
