This book provides a robust set of health economic principles and methods to inform societal decisions in relation to research, reimbursement and regulation (pricing and monitoring of performance in practice). We provide a theoretical and practical framework that navigates to avoid common biases...

Murtin examines the long-term causes of health improvements over the last two centuries. Focusing on the relative importance of income and education, Murtin finds that education alone accounts for the bulk of health improvements since 1870, and explains the strong correlation between longevity...

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...

Introduction -- Defining the Problem -- Guiding Principles of a Value-Based Health Care System -- The German Health Care System: Overview and Historical Development -- Health Insurance in Germany -- Health Care Providers -- Overall Assessment of German Health Care Providers -- The Role of Health...

Gesamtwirtschaftliche Effekte medizinisch-technischer Innovationen -- Wachstumsperspektiven der Gesundheitswirtschaft und ihrer Sektoren -- Auswirkungen demografischer Alterung auf die Gesundheitswirtschaft bis zum Jahr 2060.

In Zusammenarbeit mit einer Reihe kompetenter Co-Autoren zeigt Leo Nefiodow, wie die Gesundheitswirtschaft von der nächsten großen Wachstumswelle, dem der 6. Kondratieffzyklus, profitieren kann. Die im Buch vorgestellten innovativen Ansätze sind für den Leser inspirierend und und liefern...