The Value of Longevity in Mexico

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2013

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Economía Mexicana. Nueva Época

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Economía y Finanzas Mexico Longevity willingness to pay

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Gabriel Martínez et al., « The Value of Longevity in Mexico », Economía Mexicana. Nueva Época, ID : 10670/1.526ae1...

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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.

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