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Comparative Dynamics in Health Economics: Some Useful Results

Johansson, Per-Olov; Löfgren, Karl-Gustav - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1994

the result to parametric changes in death risks and health production functions. …

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Quality of Life and the WTP for an Increased Life Expectancy at an Advanced Age

Johannesson, Magnus; Johansson, Per-Olov - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1995

In this study we report an attempt to measure the value adult Swedes impute to an increased survival probability at high ages. A rating scale between the worst possible quality of life (=1) and the best possible quality of life (=10) is used to indicate the quality of life a person expects to...

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Willingness to Pay for Hormone Replacement Therapy

Zethraeus, Niklas; Johansson, Per-Olov - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1997

health. The purchase of a treatment is represented as a shift in the health production function during the treatment period …

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The Value of Private Safety versus the Value of Public Safety

Johannesson, Magnus; Johansson, Per-Olov; O'Conor, … - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1996

In this study we report an attempt to measure the WTP of car owners for a reduction of the probability of being killed in a traffic accident. One group of respondents is offered a safety device to be installed in their car, while another group is offered a public safety program (improved road...

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Is Swedish Research in Economic History Internationally Integrated?

Waldenström, Daniel - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2004

This paper presents empirical evidence of the international integration of Swedish economic historians. Contrary to the claims of a recent national evaluation of the discipline, the Swedish shares of international publications and conference presentations are robustly below available...

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Gender, Stock Market Participation and Financial Literacy

Almenberg, Johan; Dreber, Anna - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2011

omen typically participate less than men in the stock market, while also scoring lower on financial literacy. We explore the link between the gender gap in stock market participation and financial literacy. Using survey data on a random sample of 1,300 individuals that is representative of the...

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Wealth Concentration over the Path of Development: Sweden 1873–2005

Roine, Jesper; Waldenström, Daniel - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2007

We study the development of wealth concentration in Sweden over 130 years, from the begin-ning of industrialization until present day. Our series are based on a wide array of new evi-dence from estate- and wealth tax data, estimates of foreign and domestic family firm-wealth and of pension and...

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International Health Expenditure and GDP: New Multivariate Cointegration Panel Data Results

Gerdtham, Ulf-G.; Löthgren, Mickael - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1998

In this paper we test for existence of cointegration between health expenditure and GDP using data from 19 OECD …. Given this model, the main result indicates that a cointegrating relation exists between health expenditure and GDP. …

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Costs and quality of life associated with osteoporosis related fractures - Results from a Swedish survey

Zethraeus, Niklas; Borgström, Fredrik; Johnell, Olof; … - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2002

health outcomes. The purpose of this Swedish pilot study is to assess the costs and quality of life related to fractures of … are collected based on a societal perspective and include both direct and indirect costs. Health effects were measured by … in order to obtain reliable cost and health effect estimates after osteoporotic fractures in general and after spine …

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Cost-Effectiveness of Alendronate in the Treatment of Osteoporosis in Denmark - An Economic Evaluation Based on the Fracture Intervention Trial

Jönsson, Linus; Borgström, Fredrik; Zethraeus, Niklas - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2002

Background: The Fracture Intervention Trial (FIT) showed that the bisphosphonate alendronate reduces the risk of fractures in women with low bone mass in the United States. <p> Objective: To estimate the cost-effectiveness (cost per life-year gained and cost per quality-adjusted life-year, QALY,...</p>

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