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Taiwan). The COI was calculated by summing the direct costs, morbidity costs, and mortality costs. We compared the COIs of …
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In 1975, 50 year-old Americans could expect to live slightly longer than their European counterparts. By 2005, American life expectancy at that age has diverged substantially compared to Europe. We find that this growing longevity gap is primarily the symptom of real declines in the health of...
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Ageing-Related Diseases study investigated how health systems treat three diseases: ischemic heart disease, stroke and breast … cancer. This book includes papers discussing the results of the OECD study with essays by leading experts, and uses a disease …
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Understanding child-related costs is crucial given their impact on fertility and labour supply decisions. We quantify … due to the birth of a child (direct costs), which are largest in high-income regions. Immediate labour income losses of … mothers (indirect costs) are less important in explaining the decrease. These income losses are closely related to the …
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