Seminar: The effect of sports facility construction projects on infant health
The Centre for Health Economics (CHE) is hosting the seminar, 'The effect of sports facility construction projects on infant health', with insights from Jane Ruseski PhD, Associate Director of the Bureau of Business and Economics Research and Associate Professor at the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics.
A large body of research examines determinants of infant health outcomes but little examines geographic variation generated by exogenous economic shocks. Linking birth data from the CDC Natality files to counties building new facilities from 1995-2002, we find that sports facility construction projects generate local negative externalities. Infants born during facility construction periods have lower birth weights than infants born in comparable counties where no new facility opened. Maternal prenatal health visits also fall in the post-facility-opening period. Mechanisms for this impact include local airborne particulate matter and reduced provision of government services affecting prenatal health.
Dr Ruseski is an applied microeconomist with interests in health economics, health financing and policy, sports economics, and industrial organization. Much of her current research studies the socioeconomic determinants of health and (un)healthy behaviours; the effect of health behaviours on outcomes, including chronic health conditions, obesity, and health disparities; the mechanisms underlying health behaviours; and the effect of public policy on health. A central theme in this research is improving understanding, from a behavioural economics approach, of how and why individuals make decisions that affect their health. The overarching goal of this research is to inform the policy environment in an effort to implement policies and interventions that will promote health behaviours and reduce the burden of disease. She has published in academic journals including Contemporary Economic Policy, Health Economics, Journal of Behavioural and Experimental Economics, Journal of Regional Science, Southern Economic Journal, BE Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, Public Finance Review and Journal of Sports Economics. She is a co-editor of Contemporary Economic Policy and an associate editor of the International Journal of Sports Finance.
Visitors are welcome to attend – registration is not required.
We hope to see you there.
Event Details
- Date:
- 12 February 2020 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Venue:
- Room H9.21, Building H, Monash University, 900 Dandenong Rd, Caulfield East, Melbourne, VIC 3145
- Categories:
- Health Economics
Description
The Centre for Health Economics (CHE) is hosting the seminar, 'The effect of sports facility construction projects on infant health', with insights from Jane Ruseski PhD, Associate Director of the Bureau of Business and Economics Research and Associate Professor at the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics.
A large body of research examines determinants of infant health outcomes but little examines geographic variation generated by exogenous economic shocks. Linking birth data from the CDC Natality files to counties building new facilities from 1995-2002, we find that sports facility construction projects generate local negative externalities. Infants born during facility construction periods have lower birth weights than infants born in comparable counties where no new facility opened. Maternal prenatal health visits also fall in the post-facility-opening period. Mechanisms for this impact include local airborne particulate matter and reduced provision of government services affecting prenatal health.
Dr Ruseski is an applied microeconomist with interests in health economics, health financing and policy, sports economics, and industrial organization. Much of her current research studies the socioeconomic determinants of health and (un)healthy behaviours; the effect of health behaviours on outcomes, including chronic health conditions, obesity, and health disparities; the mechanisms underlying health behaviours; and the effect of public policy on health. A central theme in this research is improving understanding, from a behavioural economics approach, of how and why individuals make decisions that affect their health. The overarching goal of this research is to inform the policy environment in an effort to implement policies and interventions that will promote health behaviours and reduce the burden of disease. She has published in academic journals including Contemporary Economic Policy, Health Economics, Journal of Behavioural and Experimental Economics, Journal of Regional Science, Southern Economic Journal, BE Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, Public Finance Review and Journal of Sports Economics. She is a co-editor of Contemporary Economic Policy and an associate editor of the International Journal of Sports Finance.
Visitors are welcome to attend – registration is not required.
We hope to see you there.