After laying out their conceptual framework, methods, and analytical approach, the authors describe precisely how and to what extent drinking, smoking, and lack of exercise are currently subsidized, and make recommendations for reducing or reallocating the expense. They present, for example, a persuasive case for raising excise taxes on alcohol. The authors correlate their data to make costs comparable, to avoid double counting, and to determine the exact costs of each of these poor health habits and some of their findings are quite surprising.
This unique study will be indispensable to public health policy specialists and researchers, as well as to health economists.
After laying out their conceptual framework, methods, and analytical approach, the authors describe precisely how and to what extent drinking, smoking, and lack of exercise are currently subsidized, and make recommendations for reducing or reallocating the expense. They present, for example, a persuasive case for raising excise taxes on alcohol. The authors correlate their data to make costs comparable, to avoid double counting, and to determine the exact costs of each of these poor health habits and some of their findings are quite surprising.
This unique study will be indispensable to public health policy specialists and researchers, as well as to health economists.
The Costs of Poor Health Habits
232The Costs of Poor Health Habits
232Hardcover(Reprint 2014)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780674422254 |
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Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
Publication date: | 02/05/1991 |
Edition description: | Reprint 2014 |
Pages: | 232 |
Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d) |