A non-trivial portion of traffic fatalities involve alcohol or illicit drugs. But does the use of alcohol and illegal substances - which is linked to depression, suicide, and criminal activity - also reduce academic performance? Recent studies suggest that drinking alcohol has a negative, if...

Flexible work time and retirement options are a potential solution for the challenges of unemployment, aging populations, and unsustainable pensions systems around the world. Voluntary part-time workers in Europe and the US are happier, experience less stress and anger, and are more satisfied...

Family Rewards represents the first test of a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program in the U.S., offering families incentives for children's education, family preventive health care and parents' work and training. Using a randomized controlled trial, we find that the program led to substantial...

There are many existing methodologies on measuring health equity, while seldom has method aiming at health resource allocation. We collected 6 method of measuring equity in health resource allocation. This paper presents key contents of methods on measuring horizontal equity in health service...

There is enough evidence to be confident that individuals are able and willing to provide a meaningful answer when asked to value on a finite scale their satisfaction with their own lives, a question that psychologists have long and often posed to respondents of large questionnaires. Without...

Zum 1. Januar 2014 ist eine weitere Stufe der Tabaksteuererhöhung in Kraft getreten. Neben der Tabaksteuer werden im deutschen Steuerrecht fünf verschiedene Alkoholsteuern erhoben. Offiziell mit gesundheitspolitischen Zielen gerechtfertigt, wird mit ihnen eigentlich ein fiskalischer Zweck...

Introduction: Common approaches in cost-effectiveness analyses do not adjust for confounders. In nonrandomized studies this can result in biased results. Parametric models such as regression models are commonly applied to adjust for confounding, but there are several issues which need to be...

Das Gesundheitssystem und die verschiedenen Gesundheitsmärkte sind durch eine Vielfalt von Merkmalen gekennzeichnet, die ein hohes Maß an staatlicher Regulierung erforderlich machen. Allen Teilen der Bevölkerung Zugang zu Gesundheitsleistungen zu verschaffen und dies wirtschaftlich effizient...