Lost productivity due to premature mortality in developed and emerging countries: an application to smoking cessation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Researchers and policy makers have determined that accounting for productivity costs, or "indirect costs," may be as important as including direct medical expenditures when evaluating the societal value of health interventions. These costs are also important when estimating the global burden of disease. The estimation of indirect costs is commonly done on a country-specific basis. However, there are few studies that evaluate indirect costs across countries using a consistent methodology.

Methods

Using the human capital approach, we developed a model that estimates productivity costs as the present value of lifetime earnings (PVLE) lost due to premature mortality. Applying this methodology, the model estimates productivity costs for 29 selected countries, both deve

SUBMITTER: Menzin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3431987 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature