Does parents' valuation of children's health mimic their valuation of own health?

被引：11

作者：

Agee, Mark D. ^{[1
]}

Crocker, Thomas D.

机构：

[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Econ, Altoona, PA 16601 USA

[2] Univ Wyoming, Dept Econ & Finance, Laramie, WY 82071 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF POPULATION ECONOMICS | 2008年 / 21卷 / 01期

关键词：

health valuation; parents and children; MIMIC model;

D O I：

10.1007/s00148-007-0159-2

中图分类号：

C921 [人口统计学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

A single latent variable model of health status and therapeutic health care utilization is estimated for parents and own children of 6,557 US households. The equation system that identifies latent health status simultaneously determines a number of indicators of general health, including presence of morbidity symptoms, mobility limitations, medication needs, and utilization of therapeutic health care services. The main goal of the paper was to obtain an unbiased estimate of parents' marginal substitution rate between own and child health. Results indicate that parents' valuation of their children's health exceeds their valuation of own health by almost twofold on average.

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页码：231 / 249

页数：19

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