Measuring the Gains from Medical Research

Introduction
Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel
1. The Health of Nations: The Contribution of Improved
Health to Living Standards
William D. Nordhaus
2. The Economic Value of Medical Research
Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel
3. Pharmaceutical Innovation, Mortality Reduction, and
Economic Growth
Frank R. Lichtenberg
4. The Return to Biomedical Research: Treatment and
Behavioral Effects
David M. Cutler and Srikanth Kadiyala
5. Biomedical Research and Then Some: The Causes of
Technological Change in Heart Attack Treatment
Paul Heidenreich and Mark McClellan
6. Can Medical Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Identify the
Value of Research?
David Meltzer
Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index