Valuing the Cost of Smoking
. Ed(S): Jeanrenaud, Claude; Soguel, Nils C.
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Hardback. The economic analysis of tobacco consumption is a complex and challenging issue. This book intends to review the various methods used to value the adverse health outcomes of smoking, from the standard human capital approach to the new preference-based methods with which intangibles can be assessed. Editor(s): Jeanrenaud, Claude; Soguel, Nils C. Series: Studies in Risk and Uncertainty. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1110.
CLAUDEJEANRENAUD NILS SOGUEL Smoking is a very common habit all over the world. The prevalence rate ranges from 20% - 40% in industrialised countries, and is dramatically increasing in the developing world. Smoking is risky and there is ample scientific evidence to support this statement. We know that smoking is a major cause of disease and premature death, in view of the fact that 3 million people die each year worldwide as a result of their smoking habit. Twenty years ago, the U. S. Surgeon General identified smoking as the single most important cause of morbidity and premature death (USDHEW, ... Read more
CLAUDEJEANRENAUD NILS SOGUEL Smoking is a very common habit all over the world. The prevalence rate ranges from 20% - 40% in industrialised countries, and is dramatically increasing in the developing world. Smoking is risky and there is ample scientific evidence to support this statement. We know that smoking is a major cause of disease and premature death, in view of the fact that 3 million people die each year worldwide as a result of their smoking habit. Twenty years ago, the U. S. Surgeon General identified smoking as the single most important cause of morbidity and premature death (USDHEW, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Risk and Uncertainty
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792386445
SKU
V9780792386445
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99-15
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