policy debate about its role has been ill-informed and based on rhetoric. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the market … for private health care and the demand for private insurance in Britain. It is shown that the market is highly specialised … insurers have sought to control the costs, arguing that market growth is dependent on premia stability and that increases in …

provides an empirical analysis on how individuals' relative income position affects their performance. Using a unique data set … income differences within a team, the worse the performance of the soccer players is. The more the players are integrated in …

records plus matched labour market data. We focus on three main issues: whether performance pay matters for public service …This paper addresses a lack of evidence on the impact of performance pay in the public sector by evaluating a pilot … targets, measured with varying degrees of precision. We use data from the agency's performance management system and personnel …

provides an empirical analysis on how individuals' relative income position affects their performance. Using a unique data set … income differences within a team, the worse the performance of the soccer players is. The more the players are integrated in …