The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

2012.0: Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 9:10 AM

Abstract #52712

Economic approach

Shahram Heshmat, PhD, Public Health, University of Illinois Springfield, Public Affiars and Administration, PAC 330, Springfield, IL 62974, 217 2067878, Heshmat.Shahram@uis.edu

Presentation will include discussion about: Rationale and purposeful behavior; Market approach; Demand and supply; Equilibrium; Questions about the nature of demand curve; Time preference: Valuing the future; Marginal benefit and total benefit; Law of diminishing marginal benefit; Optimal consumption choice; Elasticity

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Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

Applying Economic Concepts to Public Health

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA