depends on the expected benefits of vaccination. The analysis on health outcomes shows that the program reduces the likelihood …

show that the effect on take-up is not entirely due to an income channel, and that the effect on health is mainly driven by …

One of the most important challenges facing health systems is population aging. International estimates suggest that … the aging process will increase the cost of health by 41% between 2000 and 2050, so that health spending could reach 11 …

Social preferences facilitate the internalization of health externalities, for example by reducing mobility during a …

model with endogenous aging and longevity. Individuals can slow down aging and postpone death by health investments and by … smoke less and invest more in their health. Consequently, they accumulate health deficits faster and die earlier than … originally planned. This fundamental health consequence of time-inconsistency has not been addressed in the literature so far …