No time to lose: time constraints and physical activity in the production of health
| Title | No time to lose: time constraints and physical activity in the production of health |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Mullahy, J., & Robert S. A. |
| Journal | Review of Economics of the Household |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 409 - 432 |
| Date Published | 12/2010 |
| ISSN | 1573-7152 |
| Keywords | health, physical activity, time constraints |
| Abstract | This note shows that the assumptions about the abatement technology modify the impact of the environmental taxation on the long-run growth driven by human capital accumulation à la Lucas (1988), when lifetime is finite. Whereas no impact of the environmental policy on long-run growth is found when pollution originates from final output and abatement is an activity requiring final output to reduce net emissions, this note demonstrates that a tighter environmental tax enhances human capital accumulation when it is assumed that abatement services are produced with physical capital. |
| URL | http://ideas.repec.org/p/nbr/nberwo/14513.html |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11150-010-9091-4 |
| Short Title | Rev Econ Household |
