Cutler, DavidRistovska, Ljubica2023-06-0220232023-05-122023-05Ristovska, Ljubica. 2023. Essays in Health Economics. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.30492060https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37375803This thesis consists of three essays on topics in health economics. The first essay studies regulation and adoption of new pharmaceutical products in the context of physician decision-making in prescribing. The second essay focuses on socio-economic determinants of health and examines externalities from education on health and the mechanisms behind this relationship. The third chapter explores socio-economic, environmental, and health-related factors contributing to racial disparities in the COVID-19 pandemic burden, arguably one of the most pressing issues at the time this chapter was written.application/pdfenEconomicsThesis or Dissertation2023-06-020000-0002-7561-3122