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Author: Frank A. Sloan (Professor of Health Policy and Management and Professor of Economics, Duke University) ,
Jan Ostermann (Ctr Health Policy Law & Mgmt) ,
Christopher Conover (Ctr Health Policy Law & Mgmt) ,
Donald H Taylor, Jr. (Duke University)
Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
Imprint: MIT Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9780262693455
ISBN 10: 0262693453
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 11 August 2006
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
The most comprehensive analysis yet of the cost of smoking. - New England Journal of Medicine
The book breaks new ground... to present the most comprehensive analysis yet of the cost of smoking. Wendy Max, Ph.D. New England Journal of Medicine ... It's important to understand... the public policy implications of Sloan's work. Robert A. Levy Chicago Sun-Times ... It's important to understand... the public policy implications of Sloan's work. Robert A. Levy Chicago Sun-Times The health consequences of smoking boost some financial costs to society and lower others. *The Price of Smoking* uses several new data sets to document these effects, which are analyzed on a lifetime basis. These analyses allow Sloan and his collaborators to provide the most detailed estimates to date of the cost implications of smoking for different government programs. --W. Kip Viscusi, Cogan Professor of Law and Economics, Harvard Law School
The book breaks new ground... to present the most comprehensive analysis yet of the cost of smoking. Wendy Max, Ph.D. New England Journal of Medicine ... It's important to understand... the public policy implications of Sloan's work. Robert A. Levy Chicago Sun-Times ... It's important to understand... the public policy implications of Sloan's work. Robert A. Levy Chicago Sun-Times
... It's important to understand... the public policy implications of Sloan's work. -Chicago Sun-Times [T]he book breaks new ground... to present the most comprehensive analysis yet of the cost of smoking. -New England Journal of Medicine * Reviews * ... It's important to understand... the public policy implications of Sloan's work. -Chicago Sun-Times * Reviews *
Author Information
Frank Sloan, awarded the Victor R. Fuchs Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Health Economics in 2016, is J. Alexander McMahon Professor of Health Policy and Management and Professor of Economics at Duke University. He is coauthor of The Price of Smoking (2004) and Medical Malpractice (2008) and coeditor of Incentives and Choices in Health Care (2008), all published by the MIT Press. Jan Ostermann is a Research Associate at the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management at Duke University. Christopher Conover is Assistant Research Professor of Public Policy Studies and Director of the Health Policy Certificate Program at Duke University. Gabriel Picone is Associate Professor of Economics at the College of Business Administration at the University of South Florida.
