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Main description:
Human capital is embodied in human beings. It embraces the individual's capacity to perform and enjoy activities that provide money and/or psychic income. Health behaviour affects human capital and is itself affected by the individual's human capital. This volume consists of original theoretical and empirical contributions to our knowledge of the interdependence between Human Capital and Health Behaviour.
Contents:
Introduction
Prenatal investments and human capital development
Chapter 1.
Birth spacing and educational outcomes; Elaine L. Hill and David J.G. Slusky
Education and health
Chapter 2.
Individual investments in education and health: Policy responses and interactions; Jared C. Carbone and Snorre Kverndokk
Chapter 3.
Causal effects of maternal schooling on child immunization in India; Prabal K. De
Human capital and risky health behavior
Chapter 4.
Effects of maternal work incentives on teen drug arrests; Hope Corman, Dhaval Dave, Ariel Kalil and Nancy E. Reichman
Chapter 5.
Behavioral welfare economics and FDA tobacco regulations; Philip DeCicca, Donald Kenkel, Feng Liu and Hua Wang
Information and health behavior
Chapter 6.
Educational heterogeneity in the association between smoking cessation and health information; Dean R. Lillard
Chapter 7.
The effect of education on health behavior after screening for colorectal cancer; Eline Aas and Tor Iversen
Insurance and health behavior
Chapter 8.
Unemployment insurance and physical activity; Jonathan Cylus
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date: May, 2017
Pages: 364
Weight: 652g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: General Practice