Cohen, Ivan K.; Ferretti, Fabrizio; McIntosh, Bryan - In: Cogent economics & finance 3 (2015) 1, pp. 1-10
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are currently the leading cause of death worldwide. In this paper, we examine the channels through which economic growth affects NCDs' epidemiology. Following a production function approach, we develop a basic technique to break up the impact of economic growth...