This paper investigates the factors that determine differences across OECD countries in health outcomes, using data on … health and social spending, lifestyle variables, and medical innovation. Our first set of regressions includes a set of … also tests whether in the long-run countries tend to achieve similar levels of health outcomes. Our results show that …

This paper investigates the factors that determine differences across OECD countries in health outcomes, using data on … health and social spending, lifestyle variables, and medical innovation. Our first set of regressions include a set of … also tests whether in the long-run countries tend to achieve similar levels of health outcomes. Our results show that …

Does medical technology generated in frontier countries have a significant impact on health outcomes in the rest of the …-importing countries, we show that medical technology diffusion is an important contributor to improved health status, as measured by life …

Does medical technology originating in countries close to the technology frontier have a significant impact on health … show that medical technology diffusion is an important contributor to improved health status, as measured by life …