Experiencing breast cancer at the workplace

Giulio Zanella and Ritesh Banerjee

Journal of Public Economics, 2016, vol. 134, issue C, 53-66

Abstract: We study a dynamic natural experiment involving nearly 3000 American women of age 50–64 to understand how a woman's propensity to receive an annual mammography changes over time after a co-worker is diagnosed with breast cancer. We find that in the year this event occurs the probability of screening drops by about 6 percentage points, off a base level of 70%. This impact effect is persistent for at least two years. Underlying mechanisms and implications for health policy are discussed.

Keywords: Breast cancer; Social interactions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C31 D03 I10 Z10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2016.01.006

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