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Determinants of Health: An Economic Perspective with Dr. Michael Grossman

What can economists contribute to the determinants of the health of the population?

This lecture will focus on the nonmedical determinants of health outcomes, with an emphasis on the causal effects of more formal education on better health and the economics of unhealthy behaviors. Examples include cigarette smoking; overeating, reflected by obesity; excessive alcohol consumption; and the consumption of illegal drugs.











When: Wed., Feb. 21, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Where: The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Ave.
212-415-5500
Price: $29
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What can economists contribute to the determinants of the health of the population?

This lecture will focus on the nonmedical determinants of health outcomes, with an emphasis on the causal effects of more formal education on better health and the economics of unhealthy behaviors. Examples include cigarette smoking; overeating, reflected by obesity; excessive alcohol consumption; and the consumption of illegal drugs.

Buy tickets/get more info now