Eine der Funktionsbedingungen für Kassenwettbewerb ist, dass Risikoselektion unterbundenwird. Denn Gegenstand des Kassenwettbewerbs sollen nicht bestimmte Merkmale vonVersicherten sein (z.B. der Gesundheitszustand), vielmehr sollen die Anreize zur Verbesserungder Qualität und Effizienz der...

Economics

Results from this study indicate that non-adherence in hemodialysis (HD) sessions marginally affects health care costs and does not significantly increase the likelihood of kidney transplantation failure. This dissertation explores the impacts of non-adherence in HD sessions on health care costs...

For three decades a handful of giant American Corporations dominated the world computer industry. In the late 1980s a host of relatively small firms seized industry leadership. Many saw in this astounding reversal of fortune the birth of an open, progressive, highly competitive and democratic...

Introduction to the theory of international trade and finance with applications to current policy issues. From the course home page: Course Description The course will help us understand what determines the flow of goods across countries, i.e. international trade, and what determines the flow of...

The development and evolution of labor market structures and institutions. Particular focus on competing explanations of recent developments in the distribution of wage and salary income and in key institutions and organizational structures. Special attention to theories of worker motivation and...