This paper examines the long-run effect of FDI on health in developed countries. Using panel cointegration techniques …

This paper presents a life cycle model for the demand for health, and derives empirical specifications that distinguish … between permanent and transitory wage responses. Using panel data, we estimate dynamic health and health input demand … in the literature. The analysis emphasises the importance to analyse health related behaviour in a dynamic life cycle …

This paper surveys the decision-theoretic foundations of health care production and derives policy implications. The … of health systems. …

hierzu beitragen. Sie wäre dazu geeignet die Effektivität der Gesundheitsversorgung durch die Feststellung der Nachrangigkeit …

In Germany, employees are generally obliged to participate in the public health insurance system, where coverage is … instead if their income exceeds the compulsory insurance threshold. Here, premia are based on age and health, individuals may … private insurance coverage on the number of doctor visits, the number of nights spent in a hospital and self-assessed health …

Most would agree that priority setting is necessary to avoid a financial collapse in the health sector. It is much … a reason hyprefernce-based methods for evaluations of different health states are not as common and popular as they …

This paper surveys the global health economy, with special emphasis on the allocation of resources, the measurement of … industrialized countries and assesses recent and current developments in the German, British and US health systems. …

In Hungary, the health status of working age men is extremely bad in comparison with both the developed market … economies and the neighboring transition countries. The study based on data between 1960 and 2004 investigates the health status … of population in Hungary and Austria by health-production functions on macro level and makes comparisons. The rationale …

pflegerische Versorgung erwarten. Daraus ergibt sich die Dringlichkeit zweier gesellschaftspolitischer Ziele: die Gesundheit der …Health inequalities in old age: Starting points for community-based prevention Maintaining the health of older people … to considerably increase the pressure on medical and nursing services. Since health inequalities persist well into the …