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| author | Hansen, Kristian S. Moreno-Ternero, Juan D. Østerdal, Lars P. |
| author_facet | Hansen, Kristian S. Moreno-Ternero, Juan D. Østerdal, Lars P. |
| contents | This paper develops a unified framework for evaluating health outcomes that jointly incorporates equity and productivity. Extending beyond traditional QALYs, PALYs, and the more recent PQALYs, we introduce a broader class of evaluation functions that integrate equity- and productivity-sensitive conditions. By imposing several normative criteria, including independence from measurement scales and Pigou-Dalton transfer principles, we obtain tractable power-form representations. In balancing equity and efficiency, the framework provides a coherent foundation for assessing interventions in contexts where both health and productive capacity are at stake. |
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| spellingShingle | Integrating equity and productivity in health evaluation Hansen, Kristian S. Moreno-Ternero, Juan D. Østerdal, Lars P. Theoretical Economics This paper develops a unified framework for evaluating health outcomes that jointly incorporates equity and productivity. Extending beyond traditional QALYs, PALYs, and the more recent PQALYs, we introduce a broader class of evaluation functions that integrate equity- and productivity-sensitive conditions. By imposing several normative criteria, including independence from measurement scales and Pigou-Dalton transfer principles, we obtain tractable power-form representations. In balancing equity and efficiency, the framework provides a coherent foundation for assessing interventions in contexts where both health and productive capacity are at stake. |
| title | Integrating equity and productivity in health evaluation |
| topic | Theoretical Economics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01763 |