Throughout history, technological progress has transformed population health, but the distributional effects of these … gains are unclear. New substitutes for older, more expensive health technologies can produce convergence in population … health outcomes, but may also be prone to “elite capture” leading to divergence. This paper studies the case of penicillin …

manufacturing productivity growth. Other research has suggested that, over the long run, growth in the U.S. economy's 'health output …' has been at least as large as the growth in non-health goods and services. One important input in the production of health … pharmaceuticals is even more R&D- intensive than equipment. In this paper we test the pharmaceutical-embodied technical progress …

consumption. We investigate whether an aggregate health production function can help to explain the substantial fluctuations in … the rate of increase in longevity since 1960. We view longevity as the output of the health production function, and … models using annual U.S. time-series data on life expectancy, health expenditure, and medical innovation. Reliable annual …

The single largest item in the United States foreign aid health budget is antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the … health in sub-Saharan Africa are surmountable …

Older adults have the highest rates of many health conditions for which medical marijuana may be effective in … moderating symptoms and are at elevated risk of reducing labor supply due to poor health. Surprisingly little is known about how … laws on the health and labor supply of adults age 51 and older, focusing on those with medical conditions that may respond …

since its creation in 1965 -- will improve the health of elderly Americans, and how much it will cost. We model how … insurance affects medical care utilization, and subsequently, health outcomes over time in a dynamic model with correlated … between 12% and 17%. However, other health care expenditures would only increase slightly, and the mortality rate would …

drugs, use of other medical services, and health for a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries. Given the … health. We find that gaining prescription drug insurance through Medicare Part D was associated with a 70% increase in the … health care services or health, as measured by functional status and self-reported health. Among those in poorer health, we …

To shed new light on the role private profit incentives play in promoting public health, in this paper we conduct an … without the use of any product. Thus, the public health returns to smoking cessation product advertisements exceed the private …