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Household Production and Health

In: Jacob Mincer A Pioneer of Modern Labor Economics

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  • Michael Grossman

    (The City University of New York Graduate School and University Center
    National Bureau of Economic Research)

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This paper highlights the influence of the new home economics in general and Jacob Mincer’s work in particular on the field of health economics. I begin by considering the value of time as a determinant of adult health and medical care utilization. I then turn to a similar treatment in the case of children’s health and medical care utilization. I conclude with alternative explanations of the positive relationship between years of formal schooling completed and health, a topic that deals with complementary relationships between the two most important components of the stock of human capital.

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  • Michael Grossman, 2006. "Household Production and Health," Springer Books, in: Shoshana Grossbard (ed.), Jacob Mincer A Pioneer of Modern Labor Economics, chapter 13, pages 161-172, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-0-387-29175-8_13
    DOI: 10.1007/0-387-29175-X_13
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