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...
Although economics is a relative newcomer to research into the determinants of good health, its significance should not be under-estimated. This work ...
The economics of substance use and abuse deals with the consumption of goods that share two properties. First, they are addictive in the sense that an increase in past consumption of the good leads to an increase in current consumption. Second, their consumption harms the consumer and others. This second property makes them of interest from policy, legal, and public health perspectives. The tremendous expansion in research in the economics of substance use and abuse since the early 1980s and the presence of many unresolved issues motivate this volume. While most of the papers are by...
The economics of substance use and abuse deals with the consumption of goods that share two properties. First, they are addictive in the sense that an...
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.
This work poses the important question of whether economic theory can be developed to explain why people engage in activities that are obviously a dan...
