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The meaning of death: some simulations of a model of healthy and unhealthy consumption

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  • Forster, Martin, 2001. "The meaning of death: some simulations of a model of healthy and unhealthy consumption," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(4), pages 613-638, July.
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