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This essay compares early experience with implementing two strongly centralizing acts in the field of social welfare, one the Supplemental Security Income program in 1974 and the other Medicare Part D, the prescription drug program for the aged and disabled, in 2006. It contrasts the...
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Die Ausgaben für Gesundheitsdienstleistungen sind in Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich außergewöhnlich hoch. Aber trotz der hohen Aufwendungen erreichen die Bürger eine eher mäßig lange Lebenserwartung bei Gesundheit. Das heißt, die ökonomische Effizienz des Gesundheitssysstems...
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In this paper we document significantly steeper declines in nondurable expenditures in the UK compared to the US, in spite of income paths being similar. We explore several possible causes, including different employment paths, housing ownership and expenses, levels and paths of health status,...
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