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Smoking, health capital, and longevity : evaluation of personalized cessation treatments in a lifecycle model with heterogeneous agents
Chen, Li-Shiun; Wang, Ping; Yao, Yao - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011742401
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Smoking, Health Capital, and Longevity : Evaluation of Personalized Cessation Treatments in a Lifecycle Model with Heterogeneous Agents
Chen, Li-Shiun - 2017
Cigarette smoking leads to large healthcare and morbidity costs, and mortality losses, and smoking cessation plays a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012947646
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The lifetime costs of smoking and smoking cessation
Reindahl Rasmussen, Susanne - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003304593
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The economic burden of air pollution impact on health of Warsaw population
Jakubiak-Lasocka, Joanna; Lasocki, Jakub; Chłopek, Zdziław - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 14 (2014) 3, pp. 265-282
Statistical Life (VSL) derived from Willingness To Pay (WTP) for mortality risk reduction was used to assess the costs of … premature mortality, whereas the Cost of Illness (COI) Approach was applied for the estimation of the costs of excessive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010459899
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The quality of medical care, behavioral risk factors, and longevity growth
Lichtenberg, Frank R. - In: International journal of health care finance and economics 11 (2011) 1, pp. 1-34
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008939210
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The economic cost of ill health due to air pollution : evidence from Greece
Panteli, Maria; Delipalla, Sofia - In: International journal of business and economic sciences … 14 (2021) 3, pp. 98-113
.68 percent of GDP. Under the WTP approach, mortality cost is significantly higher. Research limitations/implications: In spite of …-attributable health consequences in Greece, using the most recent data for all specific-cause mortality and morbidity outcomes. Employing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012801995
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Smoking kills : an economic theory of addiction, health deficit accumulation, and longevity
Strulik, Holger - 2017
In this paper I unify the economic theories of addiction and health deficit accumulation and develop a life cycle theory in which individuals take into account the fact that the consumption of addictive goods reduces their health and longevity. I distinguish two types of addiction: perfect and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011673693
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Mortality risk, insurance, and the value of life
Bauer, Daniel; Lakdawalla, Darius; Reif, Julian - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011917207
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An economic theory of depression and its impact on health behavior and longevity
Strulik, Holger - 2018
In this paper, I introduce depression to the economics of human health and aging. Based on studies from happiness research, depression is conceptualized as a drastic loss of utility and value of life (life satisfaction) for unchanged fundamentals. The model is used to explain how untreated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011786014
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Impacts of air pollution on health : evidence from longitudinal cohort data of patients with cardiovascular diseases
Afoakwah, Clifford; Nghiem, Son; Scuffham, Paul A.; … - In: The European journal of health economics : HEPAC ; … 21 (2020) 7, pp. 1025-1038
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012489949