In this paper we describe and analyse a demographic data base that has been gathered for several EU countries under a … research project called AGIR. The project tries to establish facts and evidence on the ageing process in EU contries and relate … this process with health and retirement issues. Five dimensions of the ageing process have been considered: population …

: individuals aged over 70 years hold WTP values approximately one-third lower than other respondents. Respondent health status has … affected population's age for health status. …

this paper we investigate whether an aggregate health production function can help to explain the annual time …-series behavior of U.S. longevity since 1960. We view longevity as the output of the health production function, and output … annual U.S. time-series data on life expectancy, health expenditure, …

Welfare economic analysis of health issues and policies can provide well balanced orderings of the state of the economy …, health outcomes and social welfare for both a developing and a developed country. Economic growth can increase health … negative externalities which reduce health outcomes (particularly when biological health limits are reached). A new health …

considering that this adverse development is related to the greater social inequality, an inferior health-care system, and fewer …- and Northern European welfare states, with cradle to grave health and unemployment insurance currently provide a more …

forecasting child health (as indicated by height and weight), child behavioral problems, and a child math/reading test score at …