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THE DEMAND FOR PREVENTIVE ACTIVITIES AMONG OLDER ADULTS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH MEDICARE EXPENDITURES
Puig de la Parra, Andrea - 2010
prevention centers on the need to cut the costs of highly costly systems such as Medicare. However, little is known about the … the dynamic for the demand for prevention plays out among older adults within the context of a household. Moreover, there … dissertation examines the theoretical and empirical factors that influence the demand for prevention at the individual and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438891
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A model-based approach to moral hazard in food chains - What contribution do principal-agent-models make to the understanding of food risks induced by opportunistic behaviour?
Hirschauer, Norbert - 2004
Food risks may be caused by moral hazard, i.e. by opportunisticbehaviour of upstream sellers who exploit the fact that many foodproduct qualities remain uncertain to downstream buyers in thecourse of conventional market transactions (credence qualities).Due to this lack of market transparency...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443685
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Is prevention better than cure? An empirical investigation for the case of Avian Influenza
Longworth, Natasha; Jongeneel, Roelof A.; Saatkamp, H.W.; … - 2008
onhuman health, prevention appears preferable to curebut the case is less clear for other objectives. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445730
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Responsible gambling strategies for Internet gambling: the theoretical and empirical base of using pop-up messages to encourage self-awareness
Monaghan, Sally M - 2009
Internet gambling is a rapidly growing phenomenon, increasing in types of games and gambling opportunities, number of sites, owners and jurisdictions. In response participation and revenue generated by Internet gambling is also rising, along with the incidence of Internet gambling problems. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475252
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The analysis of policies to promote economic growth and alleviate poverty
Wilson, Edgar James - 2009
A collection of eighteen articles have been purposely chosen to demonstrate the development of the original and significant contributions of my research over the period 1990 to 2008. Despite the relatively large number of articles, which cover a range of related issues, there is a surprisingly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457324
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The analysis of policies to promote economic growth and alleviate poverty [FAST version]
Wilson, Edgar James - 2009
A collection of eighteen articles have been purposely chosen to demonstrate the development of the original and significant contributions of my research over the period 1990 to 2008. Despite the relatively large number of articles, which cover a range of related issues, there is a surprisingly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457368
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Coaching and risk management
Štípek, Vladimír - 2012
activities of people. Problems of management and prevention of risk is very extensive. It includes for instance technological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011315811