, and depends on three factors: longevity genes, health investment and farsightedness. Provided earnings, farsightedness and …

, and depends on three factors: longevity genes, health investment and farsightedness. Provided earnings, farsightedness and …

theory in which individuals take into account the fact that the consumption of addictive goods reduces their health and …In this paper I unify the economic theories of addiction and health deficit accumulation and develop a life cycle …

thereby, in the context of health economics, not enough investment in health and too much indulgence of unhealthy consumption … health than they would if they had a constant rate of time preference. Using a calibrated life-cycle model of human aging, we … high weight in life time utility. In an extension we show that the introduction of health-dependent survival probability …

thereby, in the context of health economics, not enough investment in health and too much indulgence of unhealthy consumption … health than they would if they had a constant rate of time preference. Using a calibrated life-cycle model of human aging, we … high weight in life time utility. In an extension we show that the introduction of health-dependent survival probability …

In this paper, I introduce depression to the economics of human health and aging. Based on studies from happiness … fundamentals. The model is used to explain how untreated depression leads to unhealthy behavior and adverse health outcomes …: depressed individuals are predicted to save less, invest less in their health, consume more unhealthy goods, and exercise less …

annuity markets and tax deductibility of private health expenditures. …