Economic Evaluation of Health Policies: Who’s Afraid of the Economic Standard

Abstract The economic evaluation of health policies frightens those who do not want to assimilate health to a marketable commodity. We argue that this fear is justified about some criteria but does not warrant a principled objection to all kinds of economic evaluations. With the example of a criterion based on the “equivalent income”, we … Continue reading Economic Evaluation of Health Policies: Who’s Afraid of the Economic Standard