In this paper, we develop a life cycle model in which health and longevity are threatened by infectious and chronic … diseases. The model captures that the susceptibility and severity of infectious diseases depend on the accumulated health … deficits (immunosenescence) and that the life history of infections affects the accumulation of chronic health deficits …

socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes. We also explore the individual-specific effects of Long Covid. We develop and … calibrate a health economic model based on principles of the biology of human aging that captures the interaction between … infections and chronic health deficits. Our analysis suggests that neglecting this interaction leads to a gross underestimation …

In this paper, I propose an economic theory that addresses the epidemic character of opioid epidemics. I consider a … opioid epidemic is conceptualized as the transition from an equilibrium at which opioid use is low and addiction is highly …

In this paper, I propose an economic theory that addresses the epidemic character of opioid epidemics. I consider a … opioid epidemic is conceptualized as the transition from an equilibrium at which opioid use is low and addiction is highly …

show this trend by computing a health deficit index for a panel of 14 European Countries and six waves of the Survey of … Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). We find that for each year of later birth, health deficits decline by on … of human aging. For example, the level of health deficits experienced at age 65 by individuals born 1920 is predicted to …