Suppose that John Smith gets promoted to a job that causes two changes to occur simultaneously: John earns a higher wage, and a safer environment causes his health to depreciate less rapidly. How would these two changes together affect John’s desired health capital?

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Suppose that John Smith gets promoted to a job that causes two changes to occur simultaneously: John earns a higher wage, and a safer environment causes his health to depreciate less rapidly. How would these two changes together affect John’s desired health capital?

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