investments in their education and in which we allow for health-related gender differences in productivity. We show that better …We analyze the economic consequences for less developed countries of investing in female health. In so doing we … female health speeds up the demographic transition and thereby the take-off toward sustained economic growth. By contrast …

investments in their education and in which we allow for health-related gender differences in productivity. We show that better …We analyze the economic consequences for less developed countries of investing in female health. In so doing we … female health speeds up the demographic transition and thereby the take-off toward sustained economic growth. By contrast …

There is much debate about the effects of pharmaceutical direct to consumer advertising (DTCA) on health care use. In …

Michael Grossman’s seminal publication on the demand for health and health production (Grossman 1972) has spawned a … substantial body of research focusing on the production of infant health. This article provides a systematic review of the … published literature to date on infant health production and how it has evolved over the past 3-4 decades as data have become …

Michael Grossman's seminal publication on the demand for health and health production (Grossman 1972) has spawned a … substantial body of research focusing on the production of infant health. This article provides a systematic review of the … published literature to date on infant health production and how it has evolved over the past 3-4 decades as data have become …

medical preventive measures improve expected health, they do not save money. Various lifestyle and early childhood … interventions, however, may both save money and improve health. Second, preventive measures, including medical and lifestyle …, generalizations in everyday discourse about the value of prevention can be overly broad. Third, health insurance coverage for medical …

medical preventive measures improve expected health, they do not save money. Various lifestyle and early childhood … interventions, however, may both save money and improve health. Second, preventive measures, including medical and lifestyle …, generalizations in everyday discourse about the value of prevention can be overly broad. Third, health insurance coverage for medical …

Health care providers may vertically integrate not only to facilitate coordination of care, but also for strategic … health outcomes. Our findings suggest that subjecting integrated providers to higher-powered reimbursement incentives, i ….e., less cost-sharing, may enhance medical productivity. More generally, we conclude that it may be efficient for purchasers of …

Health care providers may vertically integrate not only to facilitate coordination of care, but also for strategic … health outcomes. Our findings suggest that subjecting integrated providers to higher-powered reimbursement incentives, i ….e., less cost-sharing, may enhance medical productivity. More generally, we conclude that it may be efficient for purchasers of …