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Economic internationalisation and the distribution of income : a comparison of the cases of Germany and the U.S.
Wacker, Ulrich - 2002
This study compares the effects of economic internationalisation on the functional distribution of labour income in the U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471731
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Life-cycle preferences over consumption and health: when is cost-effectiveness analysis equivalent to cost–benefit analysis?
Bleichrodt, H.; Quiggin, John - 1999
In this paper we derive a set of conditions that is both necessary and sufficient for the consistency of QALY based decision making with life-cycle preferences over consumption and health status. Cost benefit analysis is always consistent with life-cycle preferences over consumption and health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448331
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The economic costs of health service treatments for asbestos-related mesothelioma deaths
Watterson, Andrew; Gorman, Thomas; Malcolm, Cari; … - 2006
ABSTRACT: This article explores the complex and neglected picture of occupationaland environmental disease healthcare costs specifically relating to asbestos. Diagnosed mesothelioma cases in Scotland in one calendar year were used to investigate the subject in greater depth. Data from UK sources...
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Nurse managers attitudes and perceptions regarding cost containment in public hospitals in the Port Elizabeth metropole
Ntlabezo, Eugenia Tandiwe - 2003
This study investigated the attitudes and perceptions of nurse managers regarding cost containment issues in selected public hospitals in the Port Elizabeth metropole of the Eastern Cape. Four hospitals participated in the study, and 211 nurse managers completed questionnaires. The results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457835
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Clinical and Cost Consequences of Non-Adherence in the End-Stage Renal Disease Population.
Chuang, Chien-Chia - 2011
Results from this study indicate that non-adherence in hemodialysis (HD) sessions marginally affects health care costs and does not significantly increase the likelihood of kidney transplantation failure. This dissertation explores the impacts of non-adherence in HD sessions on health care costs...
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Direct and indirect costs of rabies exposure: A retrospective study in southern California (1998-2002).
Shwiff, S.A.; Sterner, R.T.; Jay, M.T.; Parikh, S.; … - 2007
The direct and indirect costs of suspected human rabies exposure were estimated for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, California, USA. Clinic, hospital, and county public health records (1998-2002) were examined to determine direct costs for postexposure prophylaxis (PEP), and 55 (41%)...
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Increasing Health Insurance Costs and the Decline in Health Insurance Coverage
Chernew, Michael; Cutler, David; Keenan, Patricia S. - 2005
Economics
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Panel studies of new venture creation: a methods-focused review and suggestions for future research
Davidsson, Per; Gordon, Scott R. - 2011
Longitudinal panel studies of large, random samples of business start-ups captured at the pre-operational stage allow …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438227
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Linking public issues with private troubles : panel studies in developing countries
Harpham, Trudy; Huttly, Sharon; WIlson, Ian; de Wet, Thea - 2002
In the developed world the importance of evidence-based policy is increasingly recognised. Panel studies – a long … gather information about the same people or communities over a number of years. Panel studies distinguish between transitory … starting panel studies. This paper identifies challenges that arise in panel studies and shows possible ways to address them …
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