We assess quantitatively the effect of exogenous health improvements on output per capita. Our simulation model allows … for a direct effect of health on worker productivity, as well as indirect effects that run through schooling, the size and … developing countries, and standard components of quantitative macroeconomic theory. We consider both changes in general health …

We assess quantitatively the effect of exogenous health improvements on output per capita. Our simulation model allows … for a direct effect of health on worker productivity, as well as indirect effects that run through schooling, the size and … developing countries, and standard components of quantitative macroeconomic theory. We consider both changes in general health …

Many public health dilemmas involve a tension between the promotion of health and the rights of individuals. This … the common objections that (i) liberalism is incompatible with standard public health interventions such as anti …‐smoking measures or intervention in food markets; (2) there are special reasons for hard paternalism in public health; and (3 …

This article demonstrates experimentally that individuals making decisions about their health management are affected …