Forster M
Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York, Heslington, UK.
J Health Econ. 2001 Jul;20(4):613-38. doi: 10.1016/s0167-6296(01)00080-7.
Simulations of a model of healthy and unhealthy consumption are used to investigate the impact of various terminal conditions on life-span, pathways of health-related consumption and health. A model in which life-span and the 'death' stock of health are fixed is compared to versions in which (i) the 'death' stock of health is freely chosen; (ii) life-span is freely chosen; (iii) both the 'death' stock of health and life-span are freely chosen. The choice of terminal conditions has a striking impact on optimal plans. Results are discussed with reference to the existing demand for health literature and illustrate the application of iterative processes to determine optimal life-span, the role played by the marginal value of health capital in determining optimal plans, and the importance of checking the second-order conditions for the optimal choice of life-span.
对健康和不健康消费模型进行模拟，以研究各种终期条件对寿命、健康相关消费路径和健康的影响。将一个寿命和健康“死亡”存量固定的模型与以下几种版本进行比较：（i）健康“死亡”存量可自由选择；（ii）寿命可自由选择；（iii）健康“死亡”存量和寿命均可自由选择。终期条件的选择对最优计划有显著影响。结合现有的健康文献需求对结果进行了讨论，说明了迭代过程在确定最优寿命中的应用、健康资本边际价值在确定最优计划中所起的作用，以及检查寿命最优选择二阶条件的重要性。
