Wouldgiving increasing mothers’ education reduce infant mortality? Does k new parents
additional time off from work affect their newborns’ health? Do tobacco taxes reduce or …

Background Maternity leave reduces neonatal and infant mortality rates in high-income
countries. However, the impact of maternity leave on infant health has not been rigorously …

Introduction: In the last decade, Canadian provincial and territorial health systems have taken
diverse approaches to strengthening primary care delivery. Although the Canadian and …

Constrained healthcare resources worldwide have made evaluating the impact of population
health interventions increasingly important to maximize health and equity, while minimizing …

Policy Points: Historically, reforms that have increased the duration of job‐protected paid
parental leave have improved women's economic outcomes. By targeting the period around …

Background: Suboptimal human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage in some jurisdictions
is partly attributed to fears that vaccination may increase risky sexual behaviour. We …

Objectives Mortality rates generally decline during economic recessions in high-income
countries, however gaps remain in our understanding of the underlying mechanisms. This study …

… Erin Strumpf's research in health economics focuses on measuring the causal impacts of
health and health care policies on spending and health outcomes overall, and in inequalities …

Context: During the 1980s and 1990s, innovations in the organization, funding, and delivery
of primary health care in Canada were at the periphery of the system rather than at its core. …

PURPOSE: To replicate a prior study that found greater adolescent marijuana use in states
that have passed medical marijuana laws (MMLs), and extend this analysis by accounting for …