Public choice scholars have attended only modestly to issues in public health. We expect that to change rapidly given the Covid-19 pandemic. The time therefore is ripe for taking stock of public-choice relevant scholarship that addresses issues in public health. That is what we do. Our stock-taking highlights three themes: (1) Public health regulations often are driven by private interests, not public ones. (2) The allocation of public health resources often reflects private interests, not public ones. (3) Public health policies may have perverse effects, undermining instead of promoting health-consumer welfare.

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公共选择和公共卫生

公共选择学者对公共卫生问题的关注很少。鉴于 Covid-19 大流行，我们预计这种情况会迅速改变。因此，评估解决公共卫生问题的公共选择相关奖学金的时机已经成熟。这就是我们所做的。我们的盘点突出了三个主题：（1）公共卫生法规往往是由私人利益而非公共利益驱动的。 (2)公共卫生资源的配置往往反映的是私人利益，而不是公共利益。 (3) 公共卫生政策可能会产生不良影响，损害而不是促进健康消费者的福利。