The Value of Longevity in Mexico

dc.creator	Gabriel Martínez
dc.creator	Nelly Aguilera
dc.date	2013
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-22T16:07:57Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-22T16:07:57Z
dc.identifier	http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32329695001
dc.identifier.uri	http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/82921
dc.description	This paper evaluates the gains in longevity based on individuals will- ingness to pay, and measures the social values of these gains. We apply the Mur- phy and Topel (2003, 2006) model for Mexico for the first time, which allows us to estimate the value of a life year and the value of remaining years of life at each age. We also apply the estimates to three cases to exemplify how these calcula- tions can be used in decisions concerning public policy: value of gains in mortality rates, cost of deaths associated with obesity, and a cost-benefit analysis of lives saved through treatment for children with leukemia.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C.
dc.relation	http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=323
dc.rights	Economía Mexicana. Nueva Época
dc.source	Economía Mexicana. Nueva Época (México) Vol.II
dc.subject	Economía y Finanzas
dc.subject	Longevity
dc.subject	willingness to pay
dc.subject	Mexico
dc.title	The Value of Longevity in Mexico
dc.type	artículo científico