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The Demand for Health: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation
Michael Grossman
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Description for The Demand for Health: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCZ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
A seminal work in health economics, Michael Grossman's The Demand for Health introduced a new theoretical model for determining the health status of the population when first published in 1972. His work uniquely synthesized economic and public health knowledge and catalyzed a vastly influential body of health economics literature. It is well past time to bring this important work back into print. Grossman bases his approach on Gary S. Becker's household production function model and his theory of investment in human capital. Consumers demand health, which can include illness-free days in a given year or life expectancy, and then produce ... Read more
A seminal work in health economics, Michael Grossman's The Demand for Health introduced a new theoretical model for determining the health status of the population when first published in 1972. His work uniquely synthesized economic and public health knowledge and catalyzed a vastly influential body of health economics literature. It is well past time to bring this important work back into print. Grossman bases his approach on Gary S. Becker's household production function model and his theory of investment in human capital. Consumers demand health, which can include illness-free days in a given year or life expectancy, and then produce ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231179010
SKU
V9780231179010
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About Michael Grossman
Michael Grossman is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the City University of New York Graduate Center, Health Economics Program Director at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and Research Fellow at IZA. He is the inaugural recipient of the American Society of Health Economists' award for lifetime contributions to the field of health economics. He is also the author of ... Read more
Reviews for The Demand for Health: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation
A most remarkable study, which ranks among the very most important and pioneering ones in health economics.
Gary S. Becker A seminal work in health economics, which led to a major stream of literature dealing with the determinants of the health status of the population.
Joseph Newhouse, Harvard University Grossman's The Demand for Health did for health economics ... Read more
Gary S. Becker A seminal work in health economics, which led to a major stream of literature dealing with the determinants of the health status of the population.
Joseph Newhouse, Harvard University Grossman's The Demand for Health did for health economics ... Read more