Individual Decisions for Health

ISBN-13: 9780415273930 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 272 str.

Cathie Brian Carmichael; Bjorn Lindgren

Opis

Although economics is a relative newcomer to research into the determinants of good health, its significance should not be under-estimated. This work poses the important question of whether economic theory can be developed to explain why people engage in activities that are obviously a danger to their long-term health. In looking first at the individual's own decisions that affect his or her health, and then at the impact of other agent's decisions for the individual's health, the authors provide an exhaustive account of the important issues to be faced to ensure the best future for public health care. With contributions from such experts as Peter Zweifel, Donald S. Kenkel and Mark V. Pauly, this book takes in such themes as: rationality and Nicotine dependence; cost-benefit analysis of screening for cancer; insurers versus governments as complementary agents; and the role of patient expectations. The book should be of interest to advanced students of health economics, and to students, academics and professionals involved in the sphere of public health.

Spis treści

Part I: The Individual's Own Decisions for His or Her Health
Part II: Other Agent's Decisions for an Individual's Health

O autorze

Björn Lindgren is Professor of Health Economics at Lund University, Sweden