This paper proposes the hypothesis that genetic distance to the health frontier influences population health outcomes … important factor in understanding health inequalities across countries. In particular, the paper documents a remarkably robust … negative link between genetic distance to the United States and population health --- as measured by life expectancy at birth …

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 …

emergence of inventive ideas about future technology and uses, how these are developed into products and embedded in health care … different types of organizations. Examining these processes through three case studies of health care innovations, these studies …