Israelis enjoy higher life expectancy and have a much younger demographic profile than most OECD countries. However, the demand for health care is expanding rapidly due to population growth and ageing. Also, the country’s wide socio-economic divides are reflected in differences in health...

Despite improvements over the past few decades, Slovak health outcomes remains poor compared with most other OECD countries, even after controlling for differences in per capita income and other social, cultural and lifestyle factors. Disparities in access to care and health outcomes between the...

France’s health-care system offers high-quality care. Average health outcomes are good, public satisfaction with the health-care system is high, and average household out-of-pocket expenditures are low. As in other OECD countries, technology is expanding possibilities for life extension and...

In dem Beitrag erfolgt eine Analyse der Erreichbarkeit von Arbeitsplätzen in Schleswig-Holstein anhand verschiedener Messkonzepte. Die Untersuchung basiert auf einer Diplomarbeit, die am Institut für Regionalforschung der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel entstanden ist. Die für die...