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Health economics

addictive consumption modeled as forward-looking choice in which past use raises the value of current use.

In health economics, rational addiction refers to addictive consumption modeled as forward-looking choice in which past use raises the value of current use. This meaning comes from Becker (1988) in Journal of Political Economy.[1]

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References

Becker, G. S., & Murphy, K. M. (1988). A Theory of Rational Addiction. Journal of Political Economy, 96(4), 675-700. https://doi.org/10.1086/261558

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