Can we afford to live longer in better health?
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JEL classification:
- H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
- J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EEC-2006-02-12 (European Economics)
- NEP-HEA-2006-02-12 (Health Economics)
- NEP-PBE-2006-02-12 (Public Economics)
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