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Long-term Care in Germany
Geyer, Johannes; Börsch-Supan, Axel; Haan, Peter; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This chapter provides an overview of the German long-term care insurance. We document care needs and wellbeing of the elderly population. Moreover, we provide a detailed description of the German long-term care institutions (sources of finance and types of benefits), the professional care work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437001
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Assessing the effectiveness of health care cost containment measures
Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2011
Using SOEP panel data and difference-in-differences methods, this study is the first to empirically evaluate the effectiveness of four different health care cost containment measures within an integrated framework. The four measures investigated were introduced in Germany in 1997 to reduce moral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009235125
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Assessing the effectiveness of health care cost containment measures
Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2011
Using SOEP panel data and difference-in-differences methods, this study is the first to empirically evaluate the effectiveness of four different health care cost containment measures within an integrated framework. The four measures investigated were introduced in Germany in 1997 to reduce moral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826715
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France and Germany exceed Italy, South Korea and Japan in temperature-adjusted Corona proliferation : a quick and dirty Sunday morning analysis
Puhani, Patrick A. - 2020
trend in France and Germany now exceeds the one in Italy, South Korea and Japan. At the same time, the containment measures … seem more intense in Italy, South Korea and Japan than in France and Germany. Nevertheless, decision makers in France and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012173099
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France and Germany exceed Italy, South Korea and Japan in temperature-adjusted Corona proliferation : a quick and dirty Sunday morning analysis
Puhani, Patrick A. - 2020
trend in France and Germany now exceeds the one in Italy, South Korea and Japan. At the same time, the containment measures … seem more intense in Italy, South Korea and Japan than in France and Germany. Nevertheless, decision makers in France and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012173287
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Pandemic meets pollution: poor air quality increases deaths by COVID-19
Isphording, Ingo Eduard; Pestel, Nico - 2020
We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Germany. We combine data on county-by-day level on confirmed cases and deaths with information on local air quality and weather conditions and exploit short-term variation in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012242834
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Pandemic meets pollution : poor air quality increases deaths by COVID-19
Isphording, Ingo Eduard; Pestel, Nico - 2020
We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Germany. We combine data on county-by-day level on confirmed cases and deaths with information on local air quality and weather conditions and exploit short-term variation in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012263327
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Costs and quality of life in multiple sclerosis : a cross-sectional observational study in the UK
Kobelt, Gisela; Lindgren, Peter; Parkin, David; … - 2000 - [Elektronische Ressource]
care related to their MS. Disease scores (Expanded Disability Status Scale, EDSS) were available for a majority of patients … from the study centers, and were assigned using a matrix of disease (mobility) descriptions and EDSS scores. Mean total …. Intangible costs were estimated at 5000 £ per patient and year. The mean age of the cohort was 44 years (disease onset 34), the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001600004
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Costs and quality of life in multiple sclerosis : a cross-sectional observational study in Germany
Kobelt, Gisela; Lindgren, Peter; Smala, Antje; … - 2000 - [Elektronische Ressource]
. Simultaneously, medical charts were also abstracted for a sub sample of 202 patients. For this sub sample, disease scores (Expanded … Disability Status Scale, EDSS) were available from the study centers. For the remainder, disease scores were assigned using a … matrix of disease (mobility) descriptions and EDSS scores. Mean total cost per patient and year was 65,400 DM, adjusted for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001600006
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A Natural Experiment on Sick Pay Cuts, Sickness Absence, and Labor Costs
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Karlsson, Martin - 2009
This study estimates the reform effects of a reduction in statutory sick pay levels on various outcome dimensions. A federal law reduced the legal obligation of German employers to provide 100 percent continued wages for up to six weeks per sickness episode to 80 percent. This measure increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014199815