Replication data for: Does Diversity Matter for Health? Experimental Evidence from Oakland

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Marcella Alsan; Owen Garrick; Grant Graziani

Version:  View help for Version V1

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figure3_bmi.pdf application/pdf 58.6 KB 05/30/2025 06:14:AM
figure3_bp.pdf application/pdf 58.6 KB 05/30/2025 06:14:AM
figure3_cho.pdf application/pdf 58.6 KB 05/30/2025 06:14:AM
figure3_dia.pdf application/pdf 58.6 KB 05/30/2025 06:14:AM
figure3_flu_nosl.pdf application/pdf 58.6 KB 05/30/2025 06:14:AM
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figure4A_scatter.pdf application/pdf 63.1 KB 05/30/2025 06:14:AM
figure4B_persuasion.pdf application/pdf 59.9 KB 05/30/2025 06:14:AM
figure5_qualtrics.pdf application/pdf 67.7 KB 05/30/2025 06:14:AM
figure6_delta.pdf application/pdf 61.2 KB 05/30/2025 06:14:AM

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary We study the effect of physician workforce diversity on the demand for preventive care among African American men. In an experiment in Oakland, California, we randomize black men to black or non-black male medical doctors. We use a two-stage design, measuring decisions before (pre-consultation) and after (post-consultation) meeting their assigned doctor. Subjects select a similar number of preventives in the pre-consultation stage, but are much more likely to select every preventive service, particularly invasive services, once meeting with a racially concordant doctor. Our findings suggest black doctors could reduce the black-white male gap in cardiovascular mortality by 19 percent.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      C93 Field Experiments
      I12 Health Behavior
      I14 Health and Inequality


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