The Public Health Roulette

Li Way Lee ()
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Li Way Lee: Wayne State University

Chapter Chapter 7 in Behavioral Economics and Bioethics, 2018, pp 51-58 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Changes in life expectancies perturb the balance of justice between the young and the old, prompting reallocation of income and health. The long-term consequences are difficult to predict. I report a case where greater life expectancies create greater health disparity between the generations.

Keywords: Life expectancy; Public health; Intergenerational conflict; Health disparity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-89779-0_7

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