experimental variation in program design is unavailable, we exploit the 2011 reform of the current German SUS program for the … estimate the impact of the reform on the program's effectiveness using samples of participants and non-participants from before … and after the reform. To control for time-constant unobserved heterogeneity as well as differential selection patterns …

restructuring of the Federal Employment Agency in Germany (Hartz III labor market reform) for aggregate matching and unemployment …

resistance to reform is based on the differences in the risk preferences of voters, politicians, and bureaucrats. Based on the … structural reform. Hence, it must be caused by other reasons. These can be for instance - as public choice scholars argue … - interventions by veto players, wars of attrition by powerful interest groups, or reform logjams initiated. However, another point of …

predicts that the portability reform will increase internal plan switching. However, under plausible assumptions, it will not … increase external insurer switching. Moreover, the portability reform will enable unhealthier enrollees to reoptimize their …

moderation and working time flexibility. While at the outset of this reform sequence German had a small, but relatively …

of reform: While health insurance is a fully comprehensive system, long-term care insurance only provides limited cover … recipients. Therefore, we discuss several reform options which have been proposed in order to overcome the financial and … of reform: While health insurance is a fully comprehensive system, long-term care insurance only provides limited cover …