ABSTRACT
Although economics is a relative newcomer to research into the determinants of good health, its significance should not be under-estimated. This book poses the important question of whether economic theory can be developed to explain why people engage in activities that are obviously a danger to their long-term health.In looking first at the indivi
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I The individual’s own decisions for his or her health
part |2 pages
Part II Other agents’ decisions for an individual’s health