Optimal health investment and preference structure

DOI10.1007/S00199-015-0896-5MaRDI QIDQ889261zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Théophile T. Azomahou, Bity Diene, Mbaye Diene, Luc Soete

Publication date 6 November 2015

Published in Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-015-0896-5

zbMATH Keywords

consumptionlongevitywagehealth investmentopportunity costs

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mathematical economics (91B99) General equilibrium theory (91B50) Economic growth models (91B62)

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