This book integrates the fundamentals of quantitative significance, using existing estimates of the elasticities of demand for tax, health insurance, and medical services in a static microsimulation model. It serves as a guide to the financial and social basics of health insurance and provides...

This book examines the global HIV/AIDS pandemic from a multidisciplinary perspective, analyzing its economic impact, the reasons behind the political response to the pandemic, international laws relating to public health and patents and mechanisms for financing global and national responses. The...

Nils Levsen focuses on the international diffusion of product and service innovations for elderly users. In particular, the existence and location of lead markets is being investigated. Lead markets are characterized by their early adoption of innovations and their influence on design choice in...

Technologien und Dienstleistungen im Bereich von AAL (Ambient Assisted Living) und E-Health verfügen über ein großes Marktpotential in einer zunehmend digitalisierten und vernetzten Gesellschaft. Diese Möglichkeiten werden bisher nur zu einem geringen Teil ausgeschöpft, da u.a....

Der demografische Wandel in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft -- Individuelles Altern, Leistungsfähigkeit und Produktivität -- Altersstrukturanalyse -- Demografiemanagement: Projektmanagement, Auditierung und Strategiecockpit -- Arbeitsgestaltung -- Gesundheitsmanagement -- Aus- und Weiterbildung --...

The current shift in demographics - aging and shrinking populations - in many countries around the world presents a major challenge to companies and societies alike. One particularly essential implication is the emergence and constant growth of the so-called “graying market” or “silver...

This book provides an up-to-date summary of the consequences of demographic aging for labor markets, financial markets, economic growth, social security schemes and public finances in Germany, essentially reflecting the present state of knowledge in any of these areas. Compared to other...

The current shift in demographics – aging and shrinking populations – in many countries around the world presents a major challenge to companies and societies alike. One particularly essential implication is the emergence and constant growth of the so-called "silver market", the market...

The Ageing Population -- In This World Nothing Is Certain but Death and Taxes: Financing the Elderly -- A Stable Pension System: The Eighth Wonder -- Ways of Funding and Organising Elderly Care in Sweden -- Financing Healthcare: A Gordian Knot Waiting to Be Cut -- Towards a New Swedish Model?