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dc.titleSpillover Effects in Healthcare Programs: Evidence on Social Norms and Information Sharing
dc.contributor.authorAvitabile, Ciro
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Protection and Health Division
dc.coverageMexico
dc.date.available2013-01-03T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2012-12-20T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractAlthough cervical cancer is considered one of the most preventable types of cancer, mortality rates in many developing countries are extremely high. This paper exploits the randomized research design of a large welfare program "PROGRESA" to study the existence of spillover effects in cervical cancer screening in rural Mexico. I find significant evidence of increased demand for Papanicolaou cervical cancer screening among women ineligible for the transfer, yet no evidence of similar externalities in non-gender specific tests, such as blood pressure and blood sugar checks. Different pieces of evidence from the evaluation sample and the nationwide rollout are consistent with the hypothesis that the PROGRESA program has weakened the social norm related to husbands' opposition to screening of their wives by male doctors. I find less evidence to support the hypothesis that the spillover effect is driven by higher levels of health information.
dc.format.extent52
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011439
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Spillover-Effects-in-Healthcare-Programs-Evidence-on-Social-Norms-and-Information-Sharing.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectHealth Policy
dc.subjectDisease
dc.subject.jelcodeD83 - Search • Learning • Information and Knowledge • Communication • Belief • Unawareness
dc.subject.jelcodeI12 - Health Behavior
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.keywordsPROGRESA, cancer screening, health information
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
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