Economic Growth and Cancer Incidence

Ferretti, Fabrizio

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Economic Growth and Cancer Incidence

Fabrizio Ferretti

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - Department of Social Sciences

November 13, 2009

Briefing Notes in Economics, Vol. 81, No. 2, pp. 1-15, 2009

Abstract:
After heart disease, cancer is the most common cause of death in many developed countries. Understanding how the overall cancer incidence evolves during economic growth can help macroeconomic attempts to forecast the economic impact of cancer and to manage resources allocation in planning health services. In this paper, we discuss the relationship between economic growth and cancer incidence. The purposes of the paper are to describe and measure the influence of an increasing real per capita income on the overall incidence of cancer. Using worldwide cross-sectional data for 162 countries, regression results with crude and age-standardised rates, allow us to measure the elasticity of cancer incidence with respect to per capita income, and to decompose the elasticity coefficient into two components: age-effect and lifestyle-effect.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 9

Keywords: cancer incidence, economic growth

JEL Classification: O11, I19

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Date posted: November 15, 2009

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Ferretti, Fabrizio, Economic Growth and Cancer Incidence (November 13, 2009). Briefing Notes in Economics, Vol. 81, No. 2, pp. 1-15, 2009. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1505375

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Fabrizio Ferretti (Contact Author)

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Viale Berengario, 51
Modena, Modena 41100
Italy