Bloom, David; Cafiero, Elizabeth T.; McGovern, Mark E.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
This paper provides estimates of the economic impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in China and India for the period 2012-2030. Our estimates are derived using WHO's EPIC model of economic growth, which focuses on the negative effects of NCDs on labor supply and capital accumulation. We...