This is a past event
The seminar will be held online via MS Teams on June 4th from 3pm - 4:15pm (contact: bs-research@abdn.ac.uk for link).
Join Dr Vinicius Pecanha, researcher at the Institute of Health Policy Studies (IEPS), Brazil. Dr Pecanha’s research fields are Development Economics and Economics of Crime.
Abstract:
“We use monthly clinic-level panel data from 204 clinics in Rio de Janeiro between January 2009 and December 2016 to study the effects of violent events on healthcare access, utilization, and quality. Exploiting the proximity of clinics to geocoded episodes of violence related to police operations and drug gang battles, we find that exposure to violence leads to a significant reduction in healthcare utilization. Specifically, each additional police-related shooting is associated with a 12.3% reduction in primary care procedures, primarily driven by decreased access on the day of the event. These effects are more pronounced in neighborhoods with lower average income and socioeconomic status. We provide evidence that while violent events reduce healthcare utilization, they do not significantly impact quality indicators such as employee turnover or hospitalization. Thus, urban violence not only hampers access to health services but also exacerbates inequality in healthcare utilization in affected neighborhoods.”
- Speaker
- Dr Vinicius Pecanha
- Hosted by
- University of Aberdeen Business School