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Question 1 (1 point)
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Canadian data show that the rapidly falling rates of mortality for common diseases occurred:
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with the introduction of formal education of physicians.
before marked increases in living standards were evident.
with the introduction of effective medical treatments.
before effective medical treatments became available.
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The health capital model by Grossman does not include:
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health stock as an argument in the utility function
health providing additional work days
health care as an investment in health
health care as a direct argument in the utility function
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The “urban penalty" describes:
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overcrowding in urban areas relative to rural areas.
the squalor in urban areas relative to rural areas.
higher mortality rates in urban areas than in rural areas.
higher spread of disease in urban areas than in rural areas.
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The health capital model is:
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used to measure a person’s health status
another title for the health capital framework
an example of a household production model
used to measure society’s demand for health care
Question 5 (1 point)
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Researchers believe that the dominant influences on the rapid increase in life expectancy in 19th and 20th centuries were, in chronological order:
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modern medicine, public health measures and economic growth.
public health measures, increase in physicians, discovery of antibiotics.
economic growth, public health measures and modern medicine.
increased nutrition, increase in physicians, discovery of antibiotics.
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The education-health gradient
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finds people of higher levels of education are less healthy, on average, than those of lower levels of education
is a causal relationship
indicates that investments in education will increase health
finds people of higher levels of education are healthier, on average, than those of lower levels of education
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Which best describes the relationship between life expectancy and income?
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positive, curvilinear and shifting up over time.
positive, curvilinear, and variable across most countries.
positive, linear and shifting down over time.
positive, linear and variable across most countries.
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Which statement best describes the demand for health care
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the demand for health care is similar to the demand
for other services
the demand for health care is derived from the demand for health
the demand for health care is jointly determined with health
the demand for health care is independent of income
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The start of the era of modern medicine is generally dated by:
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the introduction of formal medical training.
the opening of hospitals to treat patients.
the introduction antibiotics.
the introduction of surgical procedures.
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____________ refers to the demand for health because an individual
derives utility directly from being healthy
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Investment demand for health
Consumption demand for health
Derived demand for health
Direct demand for health