Die Dissertation befasst sich mit mehreren Herausforderungen für eine alternde Gesellschaft in Europa. Kapitel 2 beschäftigt sich mit dem Rückgang der Nachfrage in der Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe in Deutschland. Simulationen zeigen die Möglichkeiten eines Zentralisierungsprozesses in...

Over the next fifty years, the size and age structure of Europe’s population will experience major changes due to low fertility rates, continuous increases in life expectancy due to medical advances and the retirement of the baby boom generation. The main output of this work package is a model...

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...