In this paper, we review published studies to assess the influence of time preferences on
human health behaviour. Our review indicates that elicited discount rates for health have …

Detailed assumptions used in constructing a new indicator of the burden of disease, the
disability-adjusted life year (DALY), are presented. Four key social choices in any indicator …

The measurement unit disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), used in recent years to quantify
the burden of diseases, injuries and risk factors on human populations, is grounded on …

Objectives.—To determine (1) the number and proportion of Americans living with chronic
conditions, and (2) the magnitude of their costs, including direct costs (annual personal …

Normative discounted utility theory specifies that the values of all future outcomes (for
example, those related to health and money) should be discounted at a constant rate. Two …

Cost-Benefit Analysis: Theory and Application provides the theoretical foundation for a
general framework within which costs and benefits are identified and assessed from a …

The constant rate discounted utility model is commonly used to represent intertemporal
preferences in health care program evaluations. This paper examines the appropriateness …

This paper studies life-cycle preferences over consumption and health status. We show that
cost-effectiveness analysis is consistent with cost–benefit analysis if the lifetime utility …

In this paper, publicly available cost data are used to calculate the private levelised costs of
two marine energy technologies for UK electricity generation: Wave and Tidal Stream power …

A rational look at health care rationing, from ethical, economic, psychological, and clinical
perspectives. Although managed health care is a hot topic, too few discussions focus on …