The Economic Control of Infectious Diseases

The Economic Control of Infectious Diseases

Despite interesting work on infectious diseases by such economists as Peter Francis, Michael Kremer, and Tomas Philipson, the literature does not set out the general structure of externalities involved in the prevention, and care of such diseases....

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Main Authors: Gersovitz, Mark, Hammer, Jeffrey S.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
BIOLOGY
BIRTH RATE
CONDOMS
DEATH RATE
DECENTRALIZATION
DECENTRALIZED DECISIONS
DIMINISHING MARGINAL UTILITY
DIMINISHING RETURNS
DISCOUNT RATE
DISCOUNTED VALUE
ECONOMIC LOSS
ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS LITERATURE
ECONOMISTS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EQUATIONS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNALITIES
EXTERNALITY
FAMILIES
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
GROWTH RATE
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
IMMUNITY
INCENTIVE EFFECTS
INCOME
INCOMES
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
ISOLATION
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL COSTS
MARGINAL PRODUCTS
MULTIPLIERS
NET INCOME
OPTIMIZATION
PB
POPULATION GROWTH
PRIVATE GOODS
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
TARGETING
TOTAL COSTS
UTILITY FUNCTION
VACCINATION
VALUATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1346390/economic-control-infectious-diseases
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19657

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1346390/economic-control-infectious-diseases
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19657

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