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"From Diet to Productivity: Socio-Economic Effects of Dietary Health via Labor Markets" Authors: De Lange, Thijs, Marijke Kuiper, Michiel van Dijk, Hans van Meijl and Marco Springmann Abstract In this study, we examined the economic impact of improving health through increased labor productivity. We analyzed how a decrease in avoidable deaths and a decrease in prevalence would impact the economy. A literature review revealed that various diet-related non-communicable diseases affect labor productivity differently. However, a static comparison analysis showed that increasing labor productivity or the labor force by 5% has the same economic impact. This allowed us to translate the various impacts of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on return to work, absenteeism, and presenteeism into a single, consistent shock to the labor force. A decrease in avoidable deaths positively impacted total GDP in all regions. However, per capita GDP decreased slightly in high-income countries and increased slightly in low- and middle-income countries. These differences result from the fact that populations in high-income countries are older than populations in low- and middle-income countries. |
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- Sustainable development - Health - Labor market issues - Partial and general equilibrium models - Global |
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