Environmental effects on public health: an economic perspective.
In this article we critically review the economic literature on the effects of environmental changes on public health, in both the developed and the developing world. We first focus on the economic methodologies that are available for the evaluation of the effects (social costs and benefits) of environmental changes (degradation/preservation) on public health. Then, we explain how the monetary evaluations of these effects can feed back in the construction of economic policy for creating agent-specific incentives for more efficient public health management, which is also equitable and environmentally sustainable. Our exposition is accompanied by a synthesis of the available quantitative empirical results.
Remoundou
Kyriaki
K
Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens 104 34, Greece. kremoundou@aueb.gr
Koundouri
Phoebe
P
D057231:Climate Change / Q000191:economics*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019049:Developed Countries / Q000191:economics*; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D011050:Policy Making; D026712:Value of Life