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A theory of health investment under competing mortality risks
Chang, Fwu-ranq - 2002
In this paper we present a theory of health investment when there are multiple causes of death. Since there are several risks competing for one's life, the health investments in avoiding different causes of death are not independent in general. We analyze the optimal investment rules and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409040
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A Theory of Health Investment Under Competing Mortality Risks
Chang, Fwu-Ranq - 2021
In this paper we present a theory of health investment when there are multiple causes of death. Since there are several risks "competing" for one's life, the health investments in avoiding different causes of death are not independent in general. We analyze the optimal investment rules and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320620
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Growth, Longevity and Public Policy
Ponthiere, Gregory - 2021
This paper studies the optimal long-run public intervention in a two-period OLG model where the probability of surviving the first period and the length of the second period can be influenced by distinct policies. While the optimal size of public intervention depends on the extra-productivity of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317486
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Health Expenditures, Longevity and Growth
Dormont, Brigitte; Oliveira Martins, Joaquim; Pelgrin, … - 2015
This paper offers an integrated view of the relationships between health spending, medical innovation, health status, growth and welfare. Health spending triggers technological progress, which is a potential source of better outcomes in terms of longevity and quality of life, a direct source of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014047534
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Modeling optimal quarantines with waning immunity
Goenka, Aditya; Liu, Lin; Nguyen, Manh-Hung - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012542195
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A theory of health investment under competing mortality risks
Chang, Fwu-ranq - In: Journal of health economics 24 (2005) 3, pp. 449-463
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002757070
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A theory of health investment under competing mortality risks
Chang, Fwu-ranq - 2002
In this paper we present a theory of health investment when there are multiple causes of death. Since there are several risks "competing" for one's life, the health investments in avoiding different causes of death are not independent in general. We analyze the optimal investment rules and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001664960
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Disease complementarities and the evaluation of public health interventions
Dow, William H. (contributor) - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000920190
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Disease Complementarities and the Evaluation of Public Health Interventions
Dow, William H. - 1995
-specific policies introduced by competing risks of mortality. The incentive to invest in prevention against one cause of death depends … than the direct medical reduction in mortality: it affects the incentives to fight other diseases so the overall reduction … in mortality will, in general, be larger than that predicted by the direct medical effects. We discuss evidence of these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012473661
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Modelling optimal lockdowns with waning immunity
Goenka, Aditya; Liu, Lin; Nguyen, Manh-Hung - In: Economic theory 77 (2024) 1/2, pp. 197-234
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014552691