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The changing role of government in financing health care: an international perspective
Stabile, Mark; Thomson, Sarah - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
adjustment. In the case of hospital competition, the key drivers of success appear to be what is competed on and measurable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126077
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Multiple criteria decision analysis for value based assessment of new medical technologies: a conceptual framework
Kanavos, Panos; Angelis, Aris - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
Assessing the value of new medical technologies may require new approaches that take into account a more comprehensive set of parameters than the incremental cost/QALY. It is argued that MCDA can fulfil this role and has the potential to be methodologically superior to the currently used...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884583
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Fiscal federalism and European health system decentralization: a perspective
Costa-i-Font, Joan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
on the incentives fiscal design exerts on cost –containment, inter-jurisdictional competition, policy innovation and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745118
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Smoking, income and subjective well-being: evidence from smoking bans
Brodeur, Abel - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
This paper investigates the effects of local smoking bans on different outcomes using county and time variation over the last 20 years in the US. First, I find no evidence that local smoking bans in bars, restaurants and workplaces decrease the prevalence of smoking. The estimates are very small...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746626
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Free to choose?: reform and demand response in the English National Health Service
Gaynor, Martin; Propper, Carol; Seiler, Stephan - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
The impacts of choice in public services are controversial. We exploit a reform in the English National Health Service to assess the impact of relaxing constraints on patient choice. We estimate a demand model to evaluate whether increased choice increased demand elasticity faced by hospitals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745562
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Determinants of branded prescription medicine prices in OECD countries
Kanavos, Panos G.; Vandoros, Sotiris - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
settings and health care systems, taking into account their launch date, patent status, market dynamics and the regulatory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884744
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Healer shopping in Africa: new evidence from rural-urban qualitative study of diabetes experiences
de-Graft Aikins, Ama - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
Objectives To provide counterevidence to existing literature on healer shopping in Africa through a systematic analysis of illness practices by Ghanaians with diabetes; to outline approaches towards improving patient centred health care and policy development regarding diabetes in Ghana. Design...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745325
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Establishing and sustaining research partnerships in Africa: a case study of the UK-Africa Academic Partnership on Chronic Disease
de-Graft Aikins, Ama; Arhinful, Daniel; Pitchforth, Emma; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
This paper examines the challenges and opportunities in establishing and sustaining north–south research partnerships in Africa through a case study of the UK-Africa Academic Partnership on Chronic Disease. Established in 2006 with seed funding from the British Academy, the partnership aimed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746701
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Lowering child mortality in poor countries: the power of knowledgeable parents
Boone, Peter; Zhan, Zhaoguo - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
Why do over 20% of children die in some poor countries, while in others only 2% die? We examine this question using survey data covering 278,000 children in 45 low-income countries. We find that parents’ education and a mother’s propensity to seek out modern healthcare are empirically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071248
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Medicines in parallel trade in the European Union: a gravity specification
Costa-i-Font, Joan; Kanavos, Panos - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
the regulation of and competition in the distribution chain in the countries of origin and destination. The paper draws on … group (statins) for which there is no generic competition. The study reveals that although parallel trade is a specific form … of arbitrage, it is primarily a regulation-induced phenomenon. As a result, although the driving force for parallel trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745350