Provides a detailed analysis of the achievements and disappointments of the modern Indian economy, and an exploration of the issues which are shaping India's economic future. Offers a comprehensive overview of the state of India's economy in the twenty-first century and is essential for...

This study develops a reform proposal for the future revenue system of the EU budget. The findings strongly reject the idea that a reform based on an EU tax-based own resource would remedy current problems. Against the background of the status quo analysis the authors present a reform model...

This book provides a detailed and comprehensive synthesis of the literature on growth-linked securities, which are an equity-like method of financing for sovereigns. Based on an idea introduced by Shiller (1993), these securities enjoy growing intellectual support. Momentum in favour of them in...

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...

Health care is a very important component of the American economy. The United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) put the 2008 direct health care expenditures at about $2.34 trillion, or about 16.2 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), or an average of...

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...

Patient choice, mobility and competition among health care providers -- Using Discrete Choice Experiments to understand preferences in health care -- Implications of the EU patients' rights directive in cross-border healthcare on the German sickness fund system -- The possible effects of health...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Population Size and Composition of Sample Households -- Chapter 3: Socio-economic Variations, Consumption Poverty and Health Generated Inequalities in Sample Population -- Chapter 4: Self-reported Ailments and Hospitalization: Differentials in Utilization of...