Health and Prosperity: Efficient Health Systems for Thriving Nations in the 21st Century - Couverture rigide

Murtin, Fabrice

 
9781137577207: Health and Prosperity: Efficient Health Systems for Thriving Nations in the 21st Century

Synopsis

Murtin examines the long-term causes of health improvements over the last two centuries. Focusing on the relative importance of income and education, Murtin finds that education alone accounts for the bulk of health improvements since 1870, and explains the strong correlation between longevity and income, which is highly correlated with education. Conversely, the book shows that progress in longevity has had dramatic consequences on societies, as it reduced fertility, triggered the spread of education, spurred economic growth, and improved 'prosperity' in a way that is comparable to the long-term rise in income. Health and Prosperity sheds light on the real cost of health systems in the 21st century.

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À propos de l'auteur

Fabrice Murtin is an economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Associate Researcher at Sciences-Po Paris, France. His research focuses on the historical determinants of economic development and has been published in many academic journals such as the Journal of Economic Growth, the Review of Economics and Statistics, Economic Policy, European Economic Review, the Journal of Human Capital and the Journal of Economic Inequality.

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9781349846511: Health and Prosperity: Efficient Health Systems for Thriving Nations in the 21st Century

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ISBN 10 :  1349846511 ISBN 13 :  9781349846511
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
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