. First, we cover the role of health in driving economic growth and well-being and discuss standard frameworks for assessing … and their macroeconomic repercussions. Fourth, we discuss the health toll and economic impacts of five infectious diseases … human toll and impose a staggering economic burden, early and targeted health and economic policy interventions can often …

The world has enjoyed huge improvements in population health during the last half century. But major health problems … deal with noncommunicable diseases. Several classic arguments for public spending on health have buttressed governments …’ efforts to improve health. These efforts have now been further spurred by new economic arguments that better population health …

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 …

, 2020, 40 states and the District of Columbia adopted SIPOs. This study explores the impact of SIPOs on health, with …, but estimated mortality effects were imprecisely estimated. …

Scholars of public health typically focus on societal equity for explaining public health outcomes. Indeed, the COVID …-19 pandemic has led to a spate of studies showing a tight connection between inequitable access to health, welfare … should contain more equitable health access and the societal infrastructure, such as social capital and trust for achieving a …

. First, we cover the role of health in driving economic growth and well-being and discuss standard frameworks for assessing … and their macroeconomic repercussions. Fourth, we discuss the health toll and economic impacts of five infectious diseases … impose a staggering economic burden, early and targeted health and economic policy interventions can often mitigate both to a …

cross-country variation in health infrastructures (e.g., share of out of pocket spending on health per capita and the number …