Determinants of health : an economic perspective /

This collection of Michael Grossman's most important papers adds essential background and depth to his work on economic determinants of public health. Each of the book's four sections includes an introduction that contextualizes the issues and addresses the larger stakes of his work. An af...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grossman, Michael, 1942- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2017
New York : 2017
Temas:
Health status indicators.
Health > Social aspects.
Medical economics.
Health Status Indicators
Socioeconomic Factors
Risk Factors
Models, Economic
Economics, Medical
Indicateurs de santé.
Santé > Aspect social.
Économie de la santé.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
Health > Social aspects
Health status indicators
Medical economics
Electronic books.
Collected Work
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • On the concept of health capital and the demand for health
  • The human capital model
  • The correlation between health and schooling
  • An exploration of the dynamic relationship between health and cognitive development in adolescence
  • Parental education and child health : evidence from a natural experiment in Taiwan
  • Women's education : harbinger of another spring? Evidence from a natural experiment in Turkey
  • Variations in infant mortality rates among counties of the United States : the roles of public policies and programs
  • Determinants of neonatal mortality rates in the U.S. : a reduced form model
  • Birth outcome productions function in the U.S.
  • Unobservables, pregnancy resolutions, and birthweight production functions in New York City
  • The impact of national health insurance on birth outcomes : a natural experiment in Taiwan
  • The effects of government regulation on teenage smoking
  • Beer taxes, the legal drinking age, and youth motor vehicle fatalities
  • Effects of alcoholic beverage prices and legal drinking ages on youth alcohol use
  • Rational addiction and the effect of price on consumption
  • An empirical analysis of cigarette addiction
  • An empirical analysis of alcohol addiction : results from the monitoring the future panels
  • The demand for cocaine by young adults : a rational addiction approach
  • An economic analysis of adult obesity : results from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system
  • Fast-food restaurant advertising on television and its influence on childhood obesity
  • Food prices and body fatness among youths.

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