Rodríguez, EvaPinto, José LuisUniversitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament d'Economia i Empresa2017-07-262017-07-262000-06-01Health Economics, 9, (2000), pp. 611-621http://hdl.handle.net/10230/1050In cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) it is usually assumed that a QALY is of equal value to everybody, irrespective of the patient's age. However, it is possible that society assigns different social values to a QALY according to who gets it. In this paper we discuss the possibility of weighting health benefits for age in CEA. We also examine the possibility that age-related preferences depend on the size of the health gain. An experiment was performed to test these hypotheses. The results assessing suggest that the patient's age is a relevant factor when assessing health gains.application/pdfengL'accés als continguts d'aquest document queda condicionat a l'acceptació de les condicions d'ús establertes per la següent llicència Creative Commonsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaperqalyage weightssocial welfare functionLabour, Public, Development and Health Economicsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess