Krankenversicherungssysteme induzieren häufig Wohlfahrtsverluste aufgrund asymetrischer Informationen. Neben einem Anstieg der Gesundheitsausgaben bewirken diese eine ineffiziente Allokation von Ressourcen. Einige empirische Studien schätzen den Wohlfahrtsverlust sogar so gross, dass er den...

In all four countries health care expenditures grow while the revenue remains at the same level or even shrinks in many cases. Due to medical progress, ageing and many other factors the gap is widening over time. The pay-as-you-go approach is running against limits either with rising employer...

This paper studies the politico-economic reasons for the refusal of a proposed compulsory flood insurance scheme in Germany. It provides the rationale for such scheme and outlines the basic features of a market-orientated design. The main reasons for the political down-turn of this proposal were...