Estimating the benefits of public health policies that reduce harmful consumption

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 617-624

  Ashley, Elizabeth M ^a   Nardinelli, Clark ^a   Lavaty, Rosemarie A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

addiction; consumer welfare; cost benefit analysis; internality; policy intervention; time inconsistency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WELFARE; TAX; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; SMOKING; TAXES;

EID: 84926979965     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3040     Document Type: Article

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