Economic effects of healthy ageing: functional limitation, forgone wages, and medical and long-term care costs

Abstract This study aims to estimate the potential economic benefits of healthy ageing by obtaining estimates of the economic losses generated by functional limitations among middle-aged and older people. Utilising two data sources retrieved from nationally representative samples of the Japanese peo...

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Main Authors: Shohei Okamoto, Haruka Sakamoto, Kazuki Kamimura, Kohei Komamura, Erika Kobayashi, Jersey Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Health Economics Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-023-00442-x