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Long-Term Effects of Diabetes Prevention: Evaluation of the M.O.B.I.L.I.S. Program for Obese Persons

Häußler, Jan; Breyer, Friedrich - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2013

In response to the growing burden of obesity, public primary prevention programs against obesity have been widely recommended. Several studies estimated the cost effects of diabetes prevention trials for different countries and found that diabetes prevention can be costeffective. Nevertheless,...

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Mortality and Survivors' Consumption

Grimm, Michael - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2006

the effects of mortality. The major difference between illness and mortality shocks is that a death of a household member …

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Self-Rated Health and Changes in Self-Rated Health as Predictors of Mortality: First Evidence from German Panel Data

Schwarze, Johannes; Andersen, Hanfried H.; Anger, Silke - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2000

Empirical evidence from several countries reveals that self-rated health is a valid predictor of mortality. So far … the relationship between self-rated health and mortality for Germany. In addition the GSOEP data enable an exploration of …

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The Long-Term Care System in Denmark

Schulz, Erika - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010

This document provides an overview of the long-term care system, the number and develop-ment of beneficiaries and the long-term care policy in Denmark. The report is part of the first stage of the European project ANCIEN (Assessing Needs of Care in European Nations), commissioned by the European...

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The Long-Term Care System in Germany

Schulz, Erika - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010

This document provides an overview of the long-term care system, the number and develop-ment of beneficiaries and the long-term care policy in Germany. The report is part of the first stage of the European project ANCIEN (Assessing Needs of Care in European Nations), commissioned by the European...

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Health Care Reform: Separating Insurance from Income Redistribution

Breyer, Friedrich; Haufler, Andreas - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2000

Most systems of health care financing in EU member states currently include elements of income redistribution. The paper analyzes the effects of shifting this kind of redistribution to the tax system and argues that this reform could create two types of efficiency gains. On the expenditure side,...

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Income Redistribution and the Political Economy of Social Health Insurance: Comparing Germany and Switzerland

Breyer, Friedrich - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2001

In many countries, collectively financed health insurance systems or health services delivery systems (such as the NHS) exist. Typically, these institutions are financed via general taxes or specific contributions levied on earnings. As benefits are not dependent upon income, this implies a...

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"Do I Really Need to Go to Rehab? I'd Say No, No, No.": Estimating Price Elasticities of Convalescent Care Programs

Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009

This study is the first to estimate the price elasticities of demand for both medical rehabilitation programs and treatment at health spas. In Germany, the Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) covers both forms of therapy if administered in authorized medical facilities on referral from a physician....

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Health Care Expenditures and Longevity: Is There a Eubie Blake Effect?

Breyer, Friedrich; Lorenz, Normann; Niebel, Thomas - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2012

due to the fact that mortality rises with age and a large share of HCE is caused by proximity to death. As a consequence …, rising longevity - through falling mortality rates - may even reduce HCE. However, a weakness of previous empirical studies … over the period 1997-2009. Using (dynamic) panel data models, we find that age, mortality and five-year survival rates have …

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Obesity and Developmental Functioning Among Children Aged 2-4 Years

Cawley, John; Spieß, C. Katharina - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2008

In developed countries, obesity tends to be associated with worse labor market outcomes. One possible reason is that obesity leads to less human capital formation early in life. This paper investigates the association between obesity and the developmental functioning of children at younger ages...

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