Essays about: "health expenditures"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words health expenditures.

  1. 1. RBC with Endogenous Health

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Linnéa Ekberg; Rasmus Grehn; [2023]
    Keywords : Business cycle; Health; Health investment; Time allocation;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the limited literature on RBC models with endogenous health accumulation. To this end, we develop an infinitely lived agent model with endogenous health, productivity shocks, and health shocks. Health is conceptualized as a capital stock in accordance with the Grossman model. READ MORE

  3. 2. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF EXOSKELETONS WHILE PERFORMING DIFFERENT TASKS OF WORKERS

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Elektronik

    Author : Muhammad Umer Sami; [2023]
    Keywords : Exoskeleton; Lower-back-muscle; Electromyography; SuitX; BackX;

    Abstract : Lifting weights, moving large, heavy objects, or maintaining same posture for extended periods of time exposes workers, mostly in the industrial sector, to pressure on their lower backs, which can have a significant negative impact and result in a variety of musculoskeletal problems and discomfort. The use of an exoskeleton can help to protect workers against lower back injuries of this kind. READ MORE

  4. 3. Wealthy and Healthy? An Exploration of the Relationship between Pension Income, Healthcare Expenditure and the Health Status of the Elderly – A Study on Hungary

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Charlotte Hümbs; [2023]
    Keywords : health consumption expenditure; pension income; ageing; Hungary; household; individual; health status; children; partner; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between pension income and health consumption expenditure on the household level with a supporting analysis of the realtionship between individual pension income and health status. A relationship that becomes increasingly as health expenditures increase with ageing populations and changing pension systems. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Effects of Fertility on Intrahousehold Resource Allocation and Women’s Bargaining Power - Evidence from Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Isabella Rego Monteiro; [2022]
    Keywords : fertility; reproductive behavior; female empowerment; bargaining power; development; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper analyzes the impact of reproductive outcomes on women's participation in their family's decision-making and on the share of the household's resources allocated to them. It also examines the effects on labor, time use, and health-related outcomes. READ MORE

  6. 5. Is the level of development in a country a vital factor for coping with Covid-19?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Daniel Granat; [2021-07-02]
    Keywords : Covid-19; level of development; economic output; health expenditures; HDI; general health; economic shock; developing and developed countries;

    Abstract : Covid-19, the virus that dominated 2020 was first detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The virus has since then spread to all countries in the world and has resulted in devastating effects worldwide among developed as well as developing countries. READ MORE