Health economists have studied the determinants of the expected value of health status as a function of medical and … additional benefit, viz. a reduced variability of health status. Using OECD health data for 24 countries between 1960 and 2004 … comparatively effective in reducing variability. -- production of health ; control over health status ; Gini coefficient …

(unskilled) labor in the economy. Thus, given that environmental degradation reduces labor productivity of the rural poor, it may …

Do intermediate goods help explain relative and aggregate productivity differences across countries? Three observations … depresses aggregate productivity and increases the price ratio of final goods to services. Applying the model to data for middle … intermediate production efficiency of the US, the aggregate productivity gap between the lowest and highest income countries in the …

We provide a framework to disentangle the role of preferences and beliefs in health behavior, and we apply it to … mental health. But we also document substantial heterogeneity in preferences and/or expectations by vulnerability status … political party plan to comply less. These findings emphasize the need for public health policies to account for heterogenous …