CPB investigates future policy issues within the telecommunication sector with the aid of so-called 'exogenous developments'.  The aim is to analyse a limited number of developments that are exogenous to policymakers. The policy issues that emerge depend mainly on the trade-off between...

In cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) it is usually assumed that a QALY is of equal value to everybody, irrespective of the patient's age. However, it is possible that society assigns different social values to a QALY according to who gets it. In this paper we discuss the possibility of weighting...

Dutch Abstract: Schuldeisers en aandeelhouders hebben een verschillende aanspraak op het vermogen van de vennootschap. Schuldeisers hebben als eerste recht op uitbetaling uit het vermogen. En hun aanspraak - en bij faillissement hun verlies - bedraagt maximaal het bedrag van hun vordering....

Pleas for a level playing field, for instance in international trade, are often not well-founded. This is because it is not exactly clear what a 'level playing field' means. But even if it would be clear what the plea would imply, a level playing field is not always desirable from an economic...