Golan, Elise H.; Ralston, Katherine L.; Frenzen, Paul D. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 30 (1998) 01
This paper traces the economic impact of the costs of foodborne illness on the U.S. economy using a Social Accounting … Matrix (SAM) framework. Previous estimates of the costs of seven foodborne pathogens are disaggregated by type, and … premature death cause a decrease in economic activity. Medical costs, in contrast, result in economic growth, though this growth …