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 …

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 …

Despite an increasing recognition of the importance of health for economic growth, there is still a lack of … growth model with overlapping generations in which life expectancy depends on health care utilization per capita and on … high, the effect becomes weaker and potentially negative because health improvements are increasingly difficult to achieve …