Pecchenino, Rowena A. (2008) Do Your Neighbors Influence Your Health? Journal of Public Economic Theory, 10 (2). pp. 301-315. ISSN 1097-3923

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Abstract

When individuals make decisions regarding their allocation of time and income, the health investment and health that they achieve may fall short of the goals prescribed by med- ical guidelines and health policymakers. Instead of the oft- observed policy responses such as additional spending on public awareness campaigns, it may be more fruitful to de- termine how individuals can be induced to choose behav- iors that will lead to the prescribed health. That is, one must recognize the trade-offs between health investment and con- sumption or leisure today in the face of factors such as social norms, job stress and advances in health technology.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Neighbors; Influence; Health;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting
Item ID:	8507
Depositing User:	Prof. Rowena Pecchenino
Date Deposited:	25 Jul 2017 16:25
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Public Economic Theory
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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