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The welfare costs of HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe: an empirical assessment using the economic value-of-life approach

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  • Julia Fimpel & Michael Stolpe, 2010. "The welfare costs of HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe: an empirical assessment using the economic value-of-life approach," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 11(3), pages 305-322, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:11:y:2010:i:3:p:305-322
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-009-0177-y
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    Keywords

    HIV/AIDS; Eastern Europe; Value of life; Social costs; Human capital; Calibration; D91; I12; I18; J17;
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    JEL classification:

    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J17 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Value of Life; Foregone Income

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