The book introduces several models for assessing health and economic policies in relation to NCDs; shows how the models …

of health care are among the issues addressed in this publication. Many health policies depend on our ability to measure … pay providers of high-quality care more than those who underperform. However, measuring the quality of health care is … challenging. The OECD’s Health Care Quality Indicator project has overcome some of the problems, though many remain. If policy …

that these appreciations reflect underlying productivity gains in the tradable sector. Using panel data over the period … 1993-98, the results show clear evidence of productivity-driven exchange rate movements in the central and eastern European … expect to experience further productivity-driven real exchange rate appreciations. Evidence from a large cross-section of non …