Estimating the Economic Impact of Disease on a Local Economy: The Case of Diabetes in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas

The purpose of this study is to investigate the economic impact of wage reductions that people experience from contracting diabetes. Incorporating wage reduction information into an input-output model reveals that as diabetics' wages decrease by $1.00, production and income in the local economy decline by $0.36 and $0.38, respectively.

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Estrada, Joselito K. ; Brown III, H. Shelton ; Hazarika, Gautam
Institutions:	Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA
Subject:	Health Economics and Policy

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Series:	2005 Annual Meeting, February 5-9, 2005, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2005 Annual Meeting, February 5-9, 2005, Little Rock, Arkansas Number 35563
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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