The effect of uncertainty on the demand for medical care, health capital and wealth

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-185

  Picone, Gabriel ^a   Uribe, Martín ^b   Mark Wilson, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dynamic modeling; Medical care expenditures; Precautionary behavior; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

AGED; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCOME; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PROBABILITY; RETIREMENT; RISK-TAKING; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 0031847276     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(97)00028-3     Document Type: Article

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