Die Arbeit untersucht in drei experimentellen Studien mit induzierten Präferenzen, wie präzise Contingent Valuation, Discrete Choice- und Conjoint Analyse unter verschiedenen Bedingungen die Zahlungsbereitschaften für Umweltgüter erfassen. Die Studienergebnisse bieten Orientierung bei der...

This title offers an in-depth analysis of the causes, consequences and treatments of illicit drug abuse. The author examines the effects of existing drug policies and proposes drug use legalisation within a regulated market as a viable alternative. Joshua assesses the factors that make...

Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) are used in hospitals for the reimbursement of inpatient services. The assignment of a patient to a DRG can be distinguished into billing- and operations-driven DRG classification. The topic of this monograph is operations-driven DRG classification, in which DRGs...