This paper studies the evolution of early retirement due to disease and injury in the German labor force between 1988 and 2004. Using data from the German Federation of Public Pension Providers, the IMS Health Drug Launches database and the WHO Mortality Database, we show that new drug launches...

This paper develops a real options approach to the optimal sequencing of antiretroviral drug cocktails for HIV/AIDS patients in resource-poor settings. The analysis focuses on the implications of endogenous resistance mutations in the virus that reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of...

This paper discusses alternative incentive mechanisms for encouraging pharmaceutical innovations that support global health policy priorities. Patent buyouts, in which a public fund pays a mark-up on private valuations from sealed-bid second-price auctions, would boost the efficiency of research...

Dieser Aufsatz diskutiert alternative Anreizmechanismen für pharmazeutische Innovationen zur Bewältigung globaler Gesundheitsprobleme. Patent Buyouts, bei denen ein öffentlicher Fonds einen Aufschlag auf den durch ein Auktionsverfahren ermittelten privaten Wert zahlt, würden die Effizienz...