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Timing matters : the impact of response measures on COVID-19-related hospitalization and death rates in Germany and Switzerland
Huber, Martin; Langen, Henrika - In: Swiss journal of economics and statistics 156 (2020) 1/10, pp. 1-19
We assess the impact of the timing of lockdown measures implemented in Germany and Switzerland on cumulative COVID-19 … regression (Germany and Switzerland), doubly robust estimation (Germany), or synthetic controls (Switzerland). We find for both … one. For Germany, we further evaluate curfews (as introduced in a subset of states) based on cross-regional variation. We …
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The 'Red Herring' after 20 Years : Ageing and Health Care Expenditures
Breyer, Friedrich - 2019
20 years ago, Zweifel, Felder and Meier (1999) established the by now famous "red-herring" hypothesis, according to which population ageing does not lead to an increase in per capita health care expenditures (HCE) because the observed positive correlation between age and health care expenditures...
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Do the age profiles of health care expenditure really steepen over time? New evidence from Swiss cantons
Felder, Stefan; Werblow, Andreas - 2008
The red herring hypothesis contends that the high health care expenditure in old age is caused by proximity to death rather than calendar age. Dissenters point to longitudinal data and claim that health care expenditure age profiles tend to steepen over time. The present paper tests the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300617
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The impact of aging on future healthcare expenditure
Steinmann, Lukas; Telser, Harry; Zweifel, Peter - 2006
The impact of aging on healthcare expenditure (HCE) has been at the center of a prolonged debate. This paper purports to shed light on several issues. First, it presents new evidence on the relative importance of the two components of HCE that have been distinguished by Zweifel, Felder and Meier...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010315546
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Do the age profiles of health care expenditure really steepen over time? : new evidence from Swiss cantons
Felder, Stefan (contributor); Werblow, Andreas (contributor) - 2008
The "red herring" hypothesis contends that the high health care expenditure in old age is caused by proximity to death rather than calendar age. Dissenters point to longitudinal data and claim that health care expenditure age profiles tend to steepen over time. The present paper tests the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003796256
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The impact of aging on future healthcare expenditure
Steinmann, Lukas (contributor); Telser, Harry (contributor);  … - 2006 - Revised version
The impact of aging on healthcare expenditure (HCE) has been at the center of a prolonged debate. This paper purports to shed light on several issues. First, it presents new evidence on the relative importance of the two components of HCE that have been distinguished by Zweifel, Felder and Meier...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003216021
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Do the Age Profiles of Health Care Expenditure Really Steepen Over Time? - New Evidence from Swiss Cantons
Felder, Stefan; Werblow, Andreas - 2008
The "red herring" hypothesis contends that the high health care expenditure in old age is caused by proximity to death rather than calendar age. Dissenters point to longitudinal data and claim that health care expenditure age profiles tend to steepen over time. The present paper tests the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014217961
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Who trusts? The origins of social trust in seven nations
Delhey, Jan; Newton, Kenneth - 2002
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Does job satisfaction improve the health of workers? New evidence using panel data and objective measures of health
Fischer, Justina A. V.; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso - 2007
This paper evaluates the relationship between job satisfaction and measures of health of workers using the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). Methodologically, it addresses two important design problems encountered frequently in the literature: (a) cross-sectional causality problems and (b)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281350
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Physician dispensing and the choice between generic and brand-name drugs: Do margins affect choice?
Rischatsch, Maurus; Trottmann, Maria - 2009
Many politicians blame physician dispensing (PD) to increase health care expenditure and to undermine independence of drug prescription and income leading to a suboptimal medication. Therefore, PD is not allowed in most OECD countries. In Switzerland, PD is allowed in some regions depending on...
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