Is There a Link between Foreclosure and Health?

Janet Currie and Erdal Tekin

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2015, vol. 7, issue 1, 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)

JEL-codes: D14 F12 R31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
Note: DOI: 10.1257/pol.20120325
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