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Views, obstacles, and uncertainties around the inclusion of children and young people's time in economic evaluations: Findings from an international survey of health economists

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  • Andronis, Lazaros
  • Morgan, Cameron
  • Donaldson, Cam
  • Lancsar, Emily
  • Petrou, Stavros

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People's time is a limited resource and, in economic evaluations that adopt a societal perspective, it is important that it is valued and accounted for. Yet, in economic evaluations of interventions for children and young people (CYP), attempts to take into account the opportunity cost of their time are rare. To understand why this is the case, we need to first understand what views health economists hold in relation to CYP time, and what challenges they face in incorporating this in their evaluations.

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  • Andronis, Lazaros & Morgan, Cameron & Donaldson, Cam & Lancsar, Emily & Petrou, Stavros, 2023. "Views, obstacles, and uncertainties around the inclusion of children and young people's time in economic evaluations: Findings from an international survey of health economists," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 333(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:333:y:2023:i:c:s0277953623005361
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116179
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