We review recent likelihood-based approaches to modeling demand for medical care. A semi-nonparametric model along the lines of Cameron and Johansson's Poisson polynomial model, but using a negative binomial baseline model, is introduced. We apply these models, as well a semiparametric Poisson,...

The article describes estimating method of innovation impact on welfare of country Applied within the method model represents the translog function for GDP per capita, which describing parameters contain, along with «clas-sic» macro-indicators, innovative development indicators of country...