Indicate whether the statement is true or false, and justify your answer.Most economists believe that the smallpox eradication campaign was not costeffective because it required so many upfront costs and smallpox was already eliminated in much of the developed world.

Modify the S-I-R model for an epidemic to take into account vaccinations of people at a constant rate d, assuming that someone vaccinated immediately is no longer susceptible. Find a formula for  dI/dS for the resulting model.

Indicate whether each statement is true or false, and justify your answer.Price controls decrease the innovation rate for drugs but make existing drugs more affordable.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false, and justify your answer.Even though health insurance is universal, citizens can choose whether or not they are insured.

Demand for medical services is price inelastic (Absolute value of price elasticity of demand is less than 1 and greater than zero). Medical services are different from most other goods and services in that the person who determines the demand (the patient) is not the person who makes the payment (payment is made by the insurance company). How does this affect the price elasticity of demand for medical services (increase it or decrease it)? You may assume that this question only refers to people who have health insurance. Ignore co-payments and deductibles and any other out-of-pocket expenses. Please give an explanation.

Huskamp et. al (2003) showed decreases in copayments are associated with increases in adherence. This is an example of... Increasing adherence with methadone-based reinforcement Increasing adherence with prize-based reinforcement Increasing adherence with traditional economics Increasing adherence with remote voucher-based reinforcement