this paper we investigate whether an aggregate health production function can help to explain the annual time …-series behavior of U.S. longevity since 1960. We view longevity as the output of the health production function, and output … annual U.S. time-series data on life expectancy, health expenditure, and medical innovation. Reliable annual data are …

How much and when should we limit economic and social activity to ensure that the health-care system is not overwhelmed …

In this paper, we develop a life cycle model in which health and longevity are threatened by infectious and chronic … diseases. The model captures that the susceptibility and severity of infectious diseases depend on the accumulated health … deficits (immunosenescence) and that the life history of infections affects the accumulation of chronic health deficits …

socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes. We also explore the individual-specific effects of Long Covid. We develop and … calibrate a health economic model based on principles of the biology of human aging that captures the interaction between … infections and chronic health deficits. Our analysis suggests that neglecting this interaction leads to a gross underestimation …

distributions of health and wealth, leading to differences in the ability to mitigate future income shocks. We study consumption … health and wealth are jointly determined under income and health risk that are related to disease outbreak risk. We calibrate … in wealth and health, implying persistent increases in wealth inequality that are characterised by increases in wealth …

responses to domestic and global health shocks are heterogeneous; however, they almost always exhibit delays and sluggish … adjustments. Unemployment responses vary widely across countries. Unemployment is particularly responsive to health shocks in the …