Understanding how physicians respond to incentives from payment schemes is a central concern in health economics research. We introduce a controlled laboratory experiment to analyse the influence of incentives from fee-for-service and capitation payments on physicians’ supply of medical...

Diese Studie verfolgt zwei Ziele. Erstens werden die Vergütungsunterschiede zwischen privat versicherten und gesetzlich versicherten Patienten in der ambulanten ärztlichen Versorgung sowohl relativ als auch in absoluten Zahlen quantifiziert. Zweitens wird berechnet, wie hoch die Belastung...

A central concern in health economics is to understand the influence of commonly used physician payment systems. We introduce a controlled laboratory experiment to analyze the influence of fee-for-service (FFS) and capitation (CAP) payments on physicians' behaviour. Medical students decide as...

Als ein wesentliches Element der Gesundheitsreform wird am 1. Januar 2009 ein Gesundheitsfonds zur Finanzierung der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung eingeführt. Derzeit werden wichtige Weichen für die Gesundheitsreform gestellt. Wie ist es zu der Entscheidung für einen Gesundheitsfonds...

Using a matched insurant-general practitioner panel data set, we estimated the effect of a general health-screening program on individuals' health status and health care cost. To account for selection into treatment, we used regional variations in the intensity of exposure to supply-determined...

We provide comparable evidence on the patterns and trends in obesity across the Atlantic and analyse whether there are economic rationales for public intervention to control obesity. We take into account equity issues as well as efficiency considerations, which are organized around three...

The public economic burden of shifting trends in population health remains uncertain. Sustained increases in obesity, diabetes, and other diseases could reduce life expectancy - with a concomitant decrease in the public-sector's annuity burden - but these savings may be offset by worsening...

Retired households, especially those with high lifetime income, decumulate their wealth very slowly, and many die leaving large estates. The three leading explanations for the 'retirement savings puzzle' are the desire to insure against uncertain lifespans and medical expenses, the desire to...