Health as human capital
Synthesis and extensions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23345342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary S Becker (Hoover Institution, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 379-410 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oxford Economic Papers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-7653 • E-ISSN: 1464-3812 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oep/gpm020 |
| OpenAlex | W2107561619 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 89 |
| References cited | 5 |
The first major collection of articles on human capital (Schultz, 1962) contained discussions of education, on the job training, migration, and health. While literally thousands of articles and books followed on human capital dimensions of education and training, there have been many fewer discussions of health as human capital. This is partly because the contribution on health in this volume is not particularly insightful, but it is also because the concept of health as human capital relies on somewhat different concepts than does education or training. A major step forward occurred with Grossman's work (Grossman, 1972) that modeled optimal investment in increasing longevity. This article stimulated a large literature, but nevertheless, articles on health as human capital have been only a small fraction of those on education and training. In fact, most of the economics literature on health discusses ways to improve the delivery of health care services, such as HMO's or health savings accounts. Health care delivery is an important topic that interacts with considerations of health as human capital, but it is mainly a different topic.
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The state of human capital for Indian states
Resource Threat versus Resource Loss and Emotional Well-Being of Ethnic Minorities during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Effect of Mandatory Seat Belt Laws on Seat Belt Use by Socioeconomic Position
Education Externalities on Longevity
The Effects of Structural Conditions on Sectoral Productivity in South, East and South East Asia
Economic and healthcare determinants of under-five mortality in low-income countries
A new look at population health through the lenses of cognitive, functional and social disability clustering in eastern DR Congo
Education is a key determinant of health in Europe
Valuing Life as an Asset, as a Statistic and at Gunpoint
The Covid-19 Pandemic
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Exploring the intergenerational persistence of health behaviour
The economic burden of Covid-19 premature mortality in Kuwait
Is treatment “intensity” associated with healthier lifestyle choices? An application of the dose response function
Women’s age at marriage and obesity in Pakistan
Broadband, effective labor, and economic growth during the Covid-19 pandemic period
Driving down child mortality in the Saarc
Do Health Expenditures Converge Among Asean Countries
The impact of health in all policies on urban innovation
Gubernamentalidad y capital humano
Health inequality in economics
Contrasting voluntary versus involuntary layoffs
Broadband and economic growth in China
The association between Internet use and multidimensional capital of older adults in urban and rural China
Valuing health system resilience
Humanizing the Base of the Pyramid
Equitable relief as a relay between juridical and biopower
Human Capital in Court
Does cram school participation bring about negative emotions? Causal inference based on Chinese Education Panel Survey (Ceps) data
Get out of life on the edge
Has knowledge improved economic growth? Evidence from Nigeria and South Africa
Économie monétaire et économie psychique. La logique du rendement dans les théories du capital humain
Immigration, living arrangement and the poverty risk of older adults in H ong K ong
From field to family
The impact of health status and human capital formation on regional performance
Neoliberal regime change and the remaking of global health
Household allocation decisions and child health
Agriculture, health insurance, human capital and economic development at the rural-urban-interface
Do Globalization and Free Markets Drive Obesity among Children and Youth? An Empirical Analysis, 1990–2013
Life Potential as a Basic Demographic Indicator
Overeducation and Mental Health in Spain
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Is There a Gender Gap in Health among Migrants in Russia
Spending to grow or growing to spend? Relationship between public health expenditure and income of Indian states
Diverging death risks
The economic burden of obesity in 2024
Effects of Economic Freedom on Life Expectancy in Africa
Do overeducated individuals have increased risks of ill health
Overeducation and depressive symptoms
The subject and power of bioethics
Early childhood growth trajectories and early adolescent cognitive achievement
Chronic illness and social network bridging in later life
Good health and the bridging of structural holes
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Toward a critical theory of corporate wellness
From constraint to capability
Thresholds for decision-making
The Employment Experience of Refugees in the Netherlands
Social Contacts and the Economic Performance of Immigrants
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The psychology and behavioural economics of poverty
Gender, capital endowment and digital exclusion of older people in China
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Comparing disciplinary engagement in global health research across the social sciences
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Trends in Elderly Poverty in Hong Kong
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Familial Effect on Child Poverty in Hong Kong Immigrant Families
Child Poverty Among Hong Kong Ethnic Minorities
The role of social contacts in the employment status of immigrants
Does the number of siblings affect health in midlife? Evidence from the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register
When investment backfires
Impact of community-based tourism on rural households’ livelihood diversification and assets in North-Western Ethiopia
Social, creative, human, and political capital effects on sustainability initiatives in Kansas counties
Achievement Inequality and the Institutional Structure of Educational Systems
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Reassessing human capital and health capital over the life course
Widening disparities in all-cause and despair-related mortality among Swedish youths
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How do individuals' health behaviours respond to an increase in the supply of health care? Evidence from a natural experiment
| Unique citing works | 89 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,24 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 82 |