The Subjective Costs of Health Losses Due to Chronic Diseases: An Alternative Model Appraisal
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This paper proposes a method to evaluate health losses or gains by looking at the impact on well-being of change in status. The presents estimates equivalent income that would be necessary general satisfaction with life same extent as do. In other words, we estimate changes. Next, changes are linked specific diseases order for various diseases. uses answers and questions posed large German data set. We distinguish between workers non-workers inhabitants East- West- Germany. find, instance, West-workers hearing impediments average an reduction about 20%, heart blood difficulties group 47% reduction.
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The Subjective Costs of Health Losses due to Chronic Diseases: An Alternative Model Appraisal
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عنوان ژورنال: Social Science Research Network
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1556-5068']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4361929