Health and Prosperity: Efficient Health Systems for Thriving Nations in the 21st Century

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Murtin, Fabrice (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
• Θέματα: Schools of economics.; Microeconomics.; Macroeconomics.; Public finance.; Health economics.; Medical economics.; Economics.; Public Economics.; Heterodox Economics.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.; Health Economics.

Murtin examines the long-term causes of health improvements over the last two centuries. Focusing on the relative importance of income and education, Murtin finds that education alone accounts for the bulk of health improvements since 1870, and explains the strong correlation between longevity and i...