Examining the Economic Value of Investing in Health  

作　　者：Peixin WU Shouyang WANG 

机构地区：[1]School of Economics and Management,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100190,China [2]Peking Union Medical College Hospital,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,Beijing 100730,China [3]Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100190,China [4]Center for Forecasting Science,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100190,China

出　　处：《Journal of Systems Science and Information》2024年第5期575-589,共15页系统科学与信息学报（英文）

摘　　要：This review article examines the relationship between health and economic development,highlighting the economic benefits of investing in health.The rise of non-communicable diseases(NCDs)and the COVID-19 pandemic have exposed high demand for increased investment in health as well as critical gaps in the global health system,particularly in low-and middle-income countries,where investments in primary healthcare and innovations in health technologies are lacking.The article emphasizes the importance of examining the economic impact of health,providing a summary of the different pathways through which health impacts the economy and reviewing various economic analyses,including a novel methodology called the health-augmented macroeconomic model(HMM)for evaluating the macroeconomic value of investing in health.The article suggests that reducing disease burdens can effectively generate sizable economic returns,and it is vital to integrate the concept of economic value in health policies and interventions.

关 键 词：investing in health macroeconomic value economic returns health-augmented macroeconomic model 

分 类 号：R1[医药卫生—公共卫生与预防医学] F113[经济管理—国际贸易] O29[经济管理—世界经济]