Long-term fiscal implications of subsidizing in-vitro fertilization in Sweden: A lifetime tax perspective

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 841-849

  Svensson, Anders ^a   Connolly, Mark ^b   Gallo, Federico ^c   Hägglund, Leif ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Global Market Access Solutions   (Switzerland)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d IVF kliniken Öresund Malmö ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Demography; fertility; fiscal budget; in vitro fertilisation; net present value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; TAX;

ADULT; BUDGETS; CHILD; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MODELS, ECONOMIC; SWEDEN; TAXES;

EID: 56349118132     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494808095086     Document Type: Article

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