This paper discusses the relationship between medical innovations and ageing from a health economics perspective and … surveys empirical evidence on medical R&D incentives, R&D costs of pharmaceuticals, and the cost-effectiveness of health … conceptualization of ageing as an accumulation of health deficits. The paper also discusses the role of medical progress for longevity …

This paper investigates whether and to what extent long-run trends in population health affected income inequality in … the United States over the period 1960-2000. To isolate exogenous variation in health over time, the analysis exploits the … prevention of these diseases after 1960. The results demonstrate that health improvements contributed to rising income inequality …

transition (or regime change), can give rise to significant long-lasting effects on people's health and well-being. We study this …'s health and mental well-being. We study the effect of the timing of the personal shocks, alongside the additional effect of … evidence of the detrimental effects of shocks on a series of relevant health and well-being outcomes. Second, we show evidence …

System (PPS) for hospitals based on Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) to assess their impact on health and on the use of health … care services. We consider survey data for the years 1993-2007 with information on both individualsÄ perceived health and … their utilization of health care services. Results suggest that the introduction of market incentives via a fixed …

Longevity expectations (LE) are subjective assessments of future health status that can influence a number of … individual health protective decisions. This is especially true during a pandemic such as COVID-19, as the risk of ill health … on protective health behaviours and a number of decisions around access to health care, using data from the Survey of …

assessment of diagnosed morbidity attributable to PM2.5 exposure across various health conditions in a developing country. By … impacts on several previously unexplored health issues. …