Die vorliegende Publikation gibt einen Überblick über das Thema Gesundheit. Sie behandelt die Rahmenbedingungen und die Determinanten, die den Gesundheitszustand beeinflussen, die Gesundheit der Bevölkerung, die Inanspruchnahme von Pflegeleistungen, das Gesundheitssystem sowie dessen Kosten...

This paper examines the Norwegian health care system from an economic perspective. While acknowledging the excellent quality of services delivered by the Norwegian health care system, it identifies a number of problem areas, in particular: i) the long waiting lists for hospital admission and...

We study whether the information patients have about physician quality when they choose a physician, influences their probability of switching physicians. We also study whether a physician with unfavorable characteristics, as perceived by patients (ex post), can compensate for patient switching...