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‘A Theory of the Allocation of Time’ Turns Fifty: Its Impact on the Field of Health Economics
Author(s) -
Grossman Michael
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
health economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1099-1050
pISSN - 1057-9230
DOI - 10.1002/hec.3265
Subject(s) - health economics , field (mathematics) , economics , positive economics , neoclassical economics , health care , economic growth , mathematics , pure mathematics
The year 2015 is the 50th anniversary of the publication of ‘A Theory of the Allocation of Time,’ by Gary S. Becker in the 1965 volume of The Economic Journal . To mark that occasion, this editorial focuses on the importance of that paper in the history and evolution of the field of health economics. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.