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A synthesis of the Grossman and Becker-Murphy models of health and addiction: theoretical and empirical implications
Jones, A. M.; Laporte, A.; Rice, N.; Zucchelli, E. - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2014
Becker-Murphy model of rational addiction and the Grossman model of health investment. We define an individual's lifetime … smoking consumption pattern and investments in health capital as simultaneous choices within a single optimisation problem … allowing for the presence of an addiction stock and investments in preventive medical care. The resulting system of first …
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Religiosity, smoking and other addictive behaviors
Roman, Monica; Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Plopeanu, … - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012543382
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Primary Causes of Disability Among Canadian Seniors: An Analysis of the 1986 and 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Surveys
Raina, Parminder; Dukeshire, Steven; Lindsay, Joan - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 1997
among Canadian seniors using the 1986 and 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Surveys (HALS), two nation-wide surveys …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763373
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Sensory Impairments among Canadians 55 years and Older: An Analysis of 1986 and 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Survey
Raina, Parminder; Dukeshire, Steven; Chambers, Larry W.; … - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 1997
It has been well established that increasing age is associated with worsening health and decreasing functional ability among seniors, including conditions that lead to hearing and seeing impairments. The development of such sensory impairments can lead to a reduced quality of life by interfering...
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The downward spiral
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; Kopecky, Karen A. - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012819813
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The downward spiral
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; Kopecky, Karen A. - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012872409
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The downward spiral
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; Kopecky, Karen A. - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013206259
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How access to addictive drugs affects the supply of substance abuse treatment : evidence from Medicare Part D
Knowles, Matthew T. - In: Health economics 31 (2022) 8, pp. 1649-1675
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The downward spiral
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; Kopecky, Karen A. - 2022
model where individuals, with and without pain, choose whether to misuse opioids knowing the probabilities of addiction and …-college educated that summarize the transitions into and out of opioid addiction as well as to a deadly overdose. We construct a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012887735