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Articles in refereed journals

• Gerald J. Pruckner, Nicole Schneeweis, Thomas Schober, Martina Zweimüller: "Birth Order, Parental Health Investment and Health in Childhood", Journal of Health Economics, opens an external URL in a new window, Volume 76, March 2021. [working paper version, opens an external URL in a new window]
• Thomas Schober: "Effects of a measles outbreak on vaccination uptake", Economics and Human Biology, opens an external URL in a new window, Volume 38, 2020. [working paper version, opens an external URL in a new window]
• Alexander Ahammer, Thomas Schober: "Exploring Variations in Healthcare Expenditures – What is the Role of Practice Styles?", Health Economics, opens an external URL in a new window, Volume 29, Issue 6, 2020. [working paper version, opens an external URL in a new window]
• Gerald J, Pruckner, Thomas Schober, Katrin Zocher: "The company you keep: health behavior among work peers", The European Journal of Health Economics, opens an external URL in a new window, Nr. 21, 2020. [working paper version, opens an external URL in a new window]
• Gerald J. Pruckner, Thomas Schober: "Hospitals and the generic versus brand-name prescription decision in the outpatient sector", Health Economics, opens an external URL in a new window, Volume 27, Nr. 8, 2018. [working paper version, opens an external URL in a new window]
• Martin Halla, Gerald J. Pruckner, Thomas Schober: "Cost savings of developmental screenings: Evidence from a nationwide program", Journal of Health Economics, opens an external URL in a new window, Volume 49, September 2016. [working paper version, opens an external URL in a new window]
• Alice Sanwald, Thomas Schober, "Follow your Heart: Survival Chances and Costs after Heart Attacks - An Instrumental Variable Approach", Health Services Research, opens an external URL in a new window, Volume 52, 2017. [working paper version, opens an external URL in a new window]
• Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Thomas Schober, "Gender Wage Inequality and Economic Growth: Is there Really a Puzzle?", World Developement, opens an external URL in a new window, 3-2011. [working paper version, opens an external URL in a new window]

Working papers

• Martin Halla, Gerald Pruckner, Thomas Schober: "Paying adolescents for health screenings works", Johannes Kepler University Linz, Department of Economics Working Paper 2104, opens an external URL in a new window.
• Friedrich Breyer, Normann Lorenz, Gerald Pruckner, Thomas Schober: "Looking into the Black Box of 'Medical Progress': Rising Health Expenditures by Illness Type and Age", CD-Lab Aging, Health and Labor Market, Working Paper 2101, opens an external URL in a new window.
• Thomas Schober, Katrin Zocher: "Health care utilization of refugees", CD-Lab Aging, Health and Labor Market, Working Paper 1808, opens an external URL in a new window.
• Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter, Martin Halla, Alexandra Posekany, Gerald J. Pruckner, Thomas Schober, "The Quantity and Quality of Children: A Semi-Parametric Bayesian IV Approach", Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Economics Working Paper 1403, opens an external URL in a new window. 

Non-refereed publications

• Gerald J. Pruckner, Thomas Schober: "Ökonomische Anreize für einen gesunden Lebensstil - wissenschaftlicher Mythos oder ernsthafte Reformoption?", Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspolitik, opens an external URL in a new window, Ausgabe 02/2017, Linzer Institut für Gesundheitssystem-Forschung, Linz.
• Gerald J. Pruckner, Thomas Schober: "Kosten und Nutzen des Gesundheitssystems - (Un-)befriedigende Antworten aus der Gesundheitsökonomie?", Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspolitik, opens an external URL in a new window, Ausgabe 02/2015, Linzer Institut für Gesundheitssystem-Forschung, Linz.
• Rene Böheim, Thomas Schober: "Instrumente der Arbeitsmarktförderung - Übersicht der Manahmen, Beschreibung der Effekte", Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung, opens an external URL in a new window / Landesamtsdirektion, Referat 0/03: Landesstatistischer Dienst, 4-2010, Salzburg.
• Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Mario Schnalzenberger, Thomas Schober: "Kündigung unter Strafe - Beschäftigungsförderung für Ältere in Österreich", Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, opens an external URL in a new window, Heft 3, 2011, Wien. 

Research reports

• Bacher Johann, Koblbauer Christina, Lankmayer Thomas, Pruckner Gerald, Rigler Sandra, Schober Thomas , Tamesberger Dennis: "Psychische und physische Gesundheitsbeeinträchtigungen im Jugendalter", Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales und Konsumentenschutz (BMASK), 2016.
• Martin Halla, Gerald J. Pruckner, Thomas Schober: "Programmevaluierung: Gesundheits-Check Junior", Sozialversicherungsantstalt der gewerblichen Wirtschaft, 2016.
• Martin Halla, Gerald J. Pruckner, Thomas Schober: "Evaluierung des Vorsorgeprogramms Selbständig Gesund", Sozialversicherungsanstalt der gewerblichen Wirtschaft, 2013.
• Thomas Schober, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer: "Ältere Arbeitnehmer, gesundheitliche Einschränkungen und Übergänge in den Ruhestand",  Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales und Konsumentenschutz (BMASK), 2011.

• Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, opens an external URL in a new window
• Digital Transformation of Health Care - Measuring and Improving the Efficiency of Hospitals