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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 |
| Related URLs: | |
| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/8507 |
| 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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