. First, we cover the role of health in driving economic growth and well-being and discuss standard frameworks for assessing … and their macroeconomic repercussions. Fourth, we discuss the health toll and economic impacts of five infectious diseases … human toll and impose a staggering economic burden, early and targeted health and economic policy interventions can often …

late childhood. We estimate that a one standard deviation reduction in childhood diarrhea mortality rates results in about …

The purpose of this paper is to construct a relative performance index for the States in India in terms of their … population density and the extent of tests conducted to fine tune the index. The association between per capita health … expenditure and relative performance indices reveals that there are states where relatively sound health infrastructure has not …

and the associated rise in infectious diseases triggered a process of adaptation reducing mortality from infectious …

and the associated rise in infectious diseases triggered a process of adaptation reducing mortality from infectious …

In this paper, we develop a life cycle model in which health and longevity are threatened by infectious and chronic … diseases. The model captures that the susceptibility and severity of infectious diseases depend on the accumulated health … deficits (immunosenescence) and that the life history of infections affects the accumulation of chronic health deficits …

and the associated rise in infectious diseases triggered a process of adaptation reducing mortality from infectious …

availability of COVID- 19 vaccines affects compliance with public health guidelines. We find that vaccine information reduces … important behavioral drawback of the successful vaccine development: An increased focus on vaccines can lead to bad health …