# Is wealth good for your health?

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Christopher Dye
- Year: 2007
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/wealth-good-your-health)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Dramatic increases in life span over the past 300 years went hand in hand with economic growth in the now-rich world. But is economic growth necessary and sufficient for good health? Or does good health provide the foundations for a strong economy? How much healthy life can money buy anyway?

## Lectures

1. [Is wealth good for your health?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/wealth-good-your-health/083651aa2158) (YouTube)