In this study, the authors have tried to examine the empirical evidence on the relationship between preventive health care and labour productivity and corporate profitability. While doing so, they try to generate awareness on the positive role of preventive health care in boosting the corporate...

Die Gesundheitsausgaben sind in Deutschland vergleichsweise hoch. Die WHO hat den Output und die Performance (Verhältnis von Input und Output) des deutschen Gesundheitssystems als nur durchschnittlich beurteilt. Auch in den Qualitätsindikatoren der OECD schneidet das deutsche Gesundheitssystem...

There is a growing emphasis on the role of trade in health services (telehealth, health tourism and retirement, investments and deployment of medical professionals) in easing fiscal constraints, generating jobs and income, improving infrastructure and financing, and upgrading the capacities of...

There is increasing empirical and experimental evidence thatproviding financial incentives to agents to performcertain socially desirable actions may permanently reduce other typesof motivations to undertake these actions.We study the impact of financial incentives on the desire for...