Investing in Health: A Contribution to the Achievement of the Lisbon Agenda
In the Lisbon Agenda, the European Union’s member States have committed themselves to invest in becoming the most competitive economy in the world. In this paper we review the evidence on whether investment in health should be part of this process. Concentrating on microeconomic studies, we show how better health can increase productivity and labour supply. In addition, there is an indirect positive effect through the investment that healthy people make their own education. Governments pursuing sustainable economic growth – broadly defined – should include the health of their population along with education and physical infrastructure in a balanced investment strategy.
Year of publication: |
2010
|
---|---|
Authors: | McKee, Martin ; Suhrcke, Marc |
Published in: |
European Review. - Cambridge University Press. - Vol. 18.2010, 01, p. 9-21
|
Publisher: |
Cambridge University Press |
Description of contents: | Abstract [journals.cambridge.org] |
Saved in:
Saved in favorites
Similar items by person
-
The effect of health on labour supply in nine former Soviet Union countries
Goryakin, Yevgeniy, (2014)
-
Mentzakis, Emmanouil, (2013)
-
Social capital and self-reported general and mental health in nine Former Soviet Union countries
Goryakin, Yevgeniy, (2014)
- More ...