Information shocks and celebrity exposure: The effect of "Magic" Johnson on AIDS diagnoses and mortality in the U.S.
Health Econ
; 32(9): 2047-2079, 2023 09.
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| ID: mdl-37292004
ABSTRACT
We present evidence that Earvin "Magic" Johnson's announcement that he contracted HIV served as a public-health catalyst for rapidly correcting the public's understanding of who was at risk of infection. Using a novel identification strategy, we present evidence that there was a large but temporary increase in the number of AIDS diagnoses for heterosexual men following the announcement. This effect was concentrated in areas with greater prior exposure to Johnson. We show that these men were both more likely to have been diagnosed via a formal blood test and less likely to die within 1 decade of their initial diagnosis-suggesting that Johnson's announcement caused an intertemporal substitution in testing which prolonged patients' lifespans as a result of earlier access to medical care. We estimate that Johnson's announcement caused approximately 800 additional heterosexual males in the United States in metropolitan statistical areas with National Basketball Association franchises men to discover their underlying AIDS diagnosis and, of whom, were more likely to live at least 1 decade beyond their initial diagnosis date.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Basquetebol
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Infecções por HIV
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida
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Pessoas Famosas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Econ
Assunto da revista:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos