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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 … five main NCDs will total USD 27.8 trillion for China and USD 6.2 trillion for India (in 2010 USD). For both countries, the … that the costs are much larger in China than in India mainly because of China's higher income and older population. Rough …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009792518
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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
-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 …, this approach allows us to account for i) variations in human capital for workers in different age groups, ii) mortality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011704338
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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
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003893888
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011528113
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012213171
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012242834
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012221796
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Counting missing women : a reconciliation of the "flow measure" and the "stock measure"
Ebert, Cara; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2022
is among children in India and China, and is larger in Sub-Saharan Africa than in India and China. We show that the … children. In contrast, 'flow estimates' suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger, is as severe among adults as it … different stock and flow measure results rely on the choice of the reference standard for mortality and an incomplete correction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013471193
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Population aging in India : facts, issues, and options
Agarwal, Arunika; Lubet, Alyssa; Mitgang, Elizabeth; … - 2016
India, one of the world's two population superpowers, is undergoing unprecedented demographic changes. Increasing … context, scope, and magnitude of India's demographic changes. It then details the major challenges these shifts pose in the … presents an overview of India's recent and ongoing initiatives to adapt to population aging and provide support to older adults …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011528108