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The economic burden of chronic diseases : estimates and projections for China, Japan and South Korea

Bloom, David E.; Chen, Simiao; Kuhn, Michael; McGovern, … - 2017

China, Japan, and South Korea, and estimate the economic burden of chronic conditions in five domains (cardiovascular …-effectiveness analysis by identifying some intervention strategies to reduce disease prevalence in China that are cost beneficial and … of disease prevalence into a human capital augmented production function, which enables us to determine the economic …

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The economic impact of non-communicable disease in China and India : estimates, projections, and comparisons

Bloom, David E.; Cafiero, Elizabeth T.; McGovern, Mark E.; … - 2013

This paper provides estimates of the economic impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in China and India for the … of NCDs on labor supply and capital accumulation. We present results for the five main NCDs (cardiovascular disease …, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes, and mental health). Our undiscounted estimates indicate that the cost of the …

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Modern infectious diseases: macroeconomic impacts and policy responses

Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2020

dependence of economic consequences on (i) disease characteristics; (ii) inequalities among individuals in terms of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012271478

Demography of global aging

Bloom, David E.; Mitgang, Elizabeth; Osher, Benjamin - 2016

Individuals aged 65 years and older currently make up a larger share of the population than ever before, and this group is predicted to continue growing both in absolute terms and relative to the rest of the population. This chapter begins by introducing the facts, figures, and forecasts...

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International differences in longevity and health and their economic consequences

Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Goldman, Dana P.; Lakdawalla, Darius - 2009

2004 to 2050. -- Disability ; mortality ; international comparisons ; microsimulation …

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Deregulation in a time of pandemic : does pollution increase coronavirus cases or deaths?

Persico, Claudia; Johnson, Kathryn R. - 2020

The COVID-19 virus, also known as the coronavirus, is currently spreading around the world. While a growing literature suggests that exposure to pollution can cause respiratory illness and increase deaths among the elderly, little is known about whether increases in pollution could cause...

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Equilibrium health spending and population aging in a model of endogenous growth : will the GDP share of health spending keep rising?

Ehrlich, Isaac; Yin, Yong - 2014

The apparently unrelenting growth in the GDP-share of health spending (SHS) has been a perennial issue of policy concern. Does an equilibrium limit exist? The issue has been left open in recent dynamic models which take income growth and population aging as given. We view these variables as...

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Pandemic meets pollution: poor air quality increases deaths by COVID-19

Isphording, Ingo Eduard; Pestel, Nico - 2020

We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Germany. We combine data on county-by-day level on confirmed cases and deaths with information on local air quality and weather conditions and exploit short-term variation in the...

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Were urban cowboys enough to control COVID-19? : local shelter-in-place orders and coronavirus case growth

Dave, Dhaval; Friedson, Andrew; Matsuzawa, Kyutaro; … - 2020

One of the most common policy prescriptions to reduce the spread of COVID-19 has been to legally enforce social distancing through state or local shelter-in-place orders (SIPOs). This paper is the first to explore the comparative effectiveness of early county-level SIPOs versus later statewide...

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Population aging and economic growth : from demographic dividend to demographic drag?

Kotschy, Rainer; Bloom, David E. - 2023

This paper examines the extent to which changes in working-age shares associated with population aging might slow economic growth in upcoming years. We first analyze the economic effects of changing working-age shares in a standard empirical growth model using country panel data from...

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