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On adaptation and the demand for health

Forfattere:

Gjerde, Jon, Sverre Grepperud and Snorre Kverndokk

År:

2005

Referanse:

Applied Economics

vol. 37, s. 1283-1301

Sammendrag (engelsk)

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impacts of adaptation to failing health. This is done by integrating adaptation processes in a Grossman type of pure consumption model. Model simulations show that adaptation affects the health variables by lowering the incentives to invest in health, as well as smoothening the optimal health stock path over the life cycle. Whether or not the risk of mortality is an object of choice has important effects when studying adaptation, as well as for the joint development of the health variables

Nøkkelord:

Grossman model; Demand for health; Adaptation; Life extension; Ageing.

JEL:

C61; D91; I12

Prosjekt info:

Oppdragsgiver: Norges forskningsråd
Oppdragsgivers prosjektnr.:
Frisch prosjekt: 4101 - Økonomi og helse

Kontakt:

snorre.kverndokk@frisch.uio.no