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 …

"The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this. You can sign up to receive the … NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email. This study examines racial, ethnic and gender differentials in physical … work physical activity. Prior studies have shown that non-work physical activity has a positive impact on health while work …

shown that non-work physical activity has a positive impact on health while work physical activity has a negative impact on … health. Many prior studies have relied primarily on leisure-time physical activity, which typically constitutes only about 10 … gender differentials in health. About 25-46% of the differentials in non-work physical activity can be attributed to …

shown that non-work physical activity has a positive impact on health while work physical activity has a negative impact on … health. Many prior studies have relied primarily on leisure-time physical activity, which typically constitutes only about 10 … gender differentials in health. About 25-46% of the differentials in non-work physical activity can be attributed to …

hospital costs and examines the externalities imposed by obesity through health insurance. Taken together, the papers in this … -- Gender, body mass, and socioeconomic status : new evidence from the PSID / Dalton Conley, Rebecca Glauber -- Health insurance … matter? Results from the 2001 Canadian Community Health Survey / William MacMinn, James McIntosh, Caroline Yung -- A …

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 …

Abstract We underscore the close link between the economics of the household and health economics in a framework in … which consumers produce their fundamental objects of choice. Health is produced with inputs of market goods and services and … the own time of the consumer. Health is demanded not only because it is an argument in the utility function but also …