Julia Späth präsentiert eine wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit der Deckungsrückstellung aus bilanztheoretischer Sicht. Für das deutsche Bilanzrecht analysiert sie, dass Deckungsrückstellungen nicht einheitlich zu interpretieren sind; in Abhängigkeit von der Produktkategorie der...

How efficient is the Chinese healthcare system? Milcent examines the medication market in China against the global picture of healthcare organization, and how public healthcare insurance plans have been implemented in recent years, as well as reforms to tackle hospital inefficiency. Healthcare...

This book - the first of two volumes- looks at episodes in American economic history from a public choice perspective. Each chapter discusses citizens, special interests, and government officials responding to economic incentives in both markets and politics. In doing so, the book provides fresh...

Das Buch liefert theoretische Hintergründe, praktische Anwendungen und aufschlussreiche Fallbeispiele für die Markenbildung im Gesundheitsmarkt. In vielen Bereichen der Gesundheitswirtschaft ist Marke als Management-Instrument und Erfolgsprinzip noch nicht angekommen. Das betrifft alle...

The history of health insurance -- Health economics, risk, and finance -- Demand for health insurance -- Supply of health insurance -- Features of health insurance -- Purchasing health insurance -- Health policy and health insurance -- Promoting value in health insurance.

As a contribution to the search for suitable and sustainable solutions to finance rising medical care expenditures, the book proposes a typology of healthcare financing and insurance schemes, based on the dimensions of basic vs. supplementary services and mandatory vs. voluntary coverage, to...

Novi Dewan establishes a status quo of the Indian health and life insurance industry and discusses the best practices for various elements of the marketing mix. She complements secondary research with recent empirical data accentuating the emerging opportunities and challenges in the Indian...

In order to measure the dynamics of flow-performance relationships for a multi-domicile sample, Simon Weiler applies existing flow-performance research methods to a broad set of European equity (UCITS) funds and proves that major findings (performance-chasing behaviour and a convex...