Hj Holm
Vicerektor forskarutbildning, Professor
Genetic Information and Investment in Human Capital
Författare
Summary, in English
In a game of incomplete information we analyze the consequences of giving an employer access to imperfect genetic information about his employees. The employer chooses whether to invest in the employee and the employee chooses a life style. We derive the condition for markets of information services to exist and the conditions for when it is beneficial to the various parties. In one specification of the game, the mere introduction of the information service may change the employee's choice of health behavior, which means that the value of genetic information may be negative to the employer.
Avdelning/ar
- Nationalekonomiska institutionen
Publiceringsår
1997
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
435-452
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Journal of Health Economics
Volym
16
Issue
4
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Elsevier
Ämne
- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy
Nyckelord
- Bayesian equilibrium
- Genetic tests
- Informativeness
- Value of information
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1879-1646