This paper investigates the link between health care expenditures and GDP for a sample of 21 OECD countries using recent developed panel cointegration techniques. In contrast to previous studies, the analysis accounts for the fact that health care expenditures are not only determined by income....

The general consensus among health economists is that the increasing capability of medical providers-often called medical "technology"-is responsible for the majority of growth in medical expenditure. And yet, the principle means of understanding medical technology is through the use of total...

Gesamtwirtschaftliche Effekte medizinisch-technischer Innovationen -- Wachstumsperspektiven der Gesundheitswirtschaft und ihrer Sektoren -- Auswirkungen demografischer Alterung auf die Gesundheitswirtschaft bis zum Jahr 2060.

Christoph Heible evaluiert die gesundheitswirtschaftlichen Effekte des medizinisch-technologischen Fortschritts und des demografischen Wandels auf Basis modellgestützter und szenarienbasierter Analysen. Der Autor belegt u.a., dass von medizinisch-technischem Fortschritt nicht zwangsläufig...

Welfare aspects of longevity increases are often discussed neglecting the complex relationship between longevity and economic growth, which is the focal point of another literature. Combining both perspectives, we develop an endogenous growth OLG-framework to investigate how longevity affects...