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...

"This paper reviews the correlations and potential links between health and economic growth and summarizes the evidence on the role of government in improving health status. At the macroeconomic level, the evidence of an impact of health on growth remains ambiguous due both to difficulties in...

Background: Countries with limited resources in economic downturns often reduce government expenditures, of which spending on preventive healthcare with no apparent immediate health impact might be cut down first. This research aims to find the optimum share of preventive health expenditure to...

Christoph Heible evaluiert die gesundheitswirtschaftlichen Effekte des medizinisch-technologischen Fortschritts und des demografischen Wandels auf Basis modellgestützter und szenarienbasierter Analysen. Der Autor belegt u.a., dass von medizinisch-technischem Fortschritt nicht zwangsläufig...