A seminal work in health economics first published in 1972, Michael Grossman's The Demand for Health introduced a new … theoretical model for determining the health status of the population. His work uniquely synthesized economic and public health … knowledge and has catalyzed a vastly influential body of health economics literature. It is well past time to bring this …

determinants of public health. Each of the book’s four sections includes an introduction that contextualizes the issues and … on health economics, as well as the work others have done to advance and extend his innovative perspective ….Determinants of Health explains how the economic choices people make influence health and health behaviors. It begins with a section …

In this survey of recent research in health economics, I concentrate on studies that have appeared since 1971 or are in … are covered: (1) demand for adults' health and medical care; (2) effects of health on labor supply and wage rates; (3 …) demand for children's health and medical care and (4) selected topics pertaining to the supply side of the medical care …