The Demand for Health: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation

by Michael Grossman and Michael Grossman

Book Overview

A seminal work in health economics first published in 1972, Michael Grossman's The Demand for Health introduced a new theoretical model for determining the health status of the population. His work uniquely synthesized economic and public health knowledge and has catalyzed a vastly influential body of health economics literature. It is well past time to bring this important work back into print.

Grossman bases his approach on Gary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231179014
• ISBN13: 9780231179010
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.2" x 9.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher