The economical control of infectious diseases

If infectious people can infect other people, who in turn can infect others, and so on--the pure infection externality--government subsidies to affect private behavior should equally favor preventive and curative activities, if people recover to become susceptible again. Otherwise, other subsidy and...

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Main Author: Gersovitz, Mark
Corporate Author: World Bank Development Research Group
Other Authors: Hammer, Jeffrey S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C World Bank, Public Service Delivery, Development Research Group 2001
Series:Policy research working paper
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:If infectious people can infect other people, who in turn can infect others, and so on--the pure infection externality--government subsidies to affect private behavior should equally favor preventive and curative activities, if people recover to become susceptible again. Otherwise, other subsidy and tax strategies may make more sense
Item Description:"May 2001"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 38). - Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 10, 2002