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A time series analysis was performed on medical scheme statistics with the aim of determining current and future demographic and economic trends. This would enable one to reach a better perspective on the current and future financial dilemma presently experienced by medical schemes. Data for the...
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) quality, ii) efficiency, and iii) ownership.i) Quality of health care is the most important good of the health production … of competition on quality of care.ii) The health economy also merits attention because of its sheer size e.g. with … industrialised countries, approximately one third of health care expenditure is generated by inpatient care. For this reason …
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Vergleicht man die r?umliche Industriekonzentration der USA mit der europ?ischen in den siebziger Jahren, erkennt man, da? Industriesektoren in den USA wesentlich st?rker agglomeriert sind als in Europa. Dies f?hrt Paul Krugman auf das zum Untersuchungszeitpunkt bestehende gr??ere Ma? an...
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This study focuses on testing the relationship between income inequality and growth within U.S. counties, and the channels through which such effects are observed. The study tests three hypotheses: (1) income inequality has an inverse relationship with growth; (2) regional growth adjustments are...
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The aim of this paper is the evaluation of gross value added inequality in the field production businesses, including the definition of determinants that cause or eliminate the mentioned inequality. The fulfillment of this aim is based on the quantification and decomposition of the Gini...
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Positive economics, which is aimed on searching patterns among economic phenomenons and processes, is in submitted paper focused on relationship between economic activity of inhabitants - self-employed persons and thein tax duties - income tax of self-employed persons. This causality was...
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and Quality in Health Care as a national priority. One of the goals is the prevention of central venous catheter … efficient approach to preventing CR-BSI in Queensland Health intensive care units. A Markov model was developed in conjunction … which uncertainty is not considered, show that the use of any of the four A-CVCs will result in health gains accompanied by …
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Maternal and infant mortality is a global health issue with a significant social and economic impact. Each year, over … demand-side and supply side-interventions focusing on increasing health service use and improving birth outcomes. Little is … changes of health service use and birth outcomes are associated with the interventions in the Safe Motherhood Programme. 2. To …
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The literature on organizational niche suggests that competition between firms that have overlapping niches tends to elevate exit risks. Thus, firms tend to enter markets that are relatively uncrowded in order to minimize direct competition with other firms. Although this research has focused on...
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