Rationale: in 2003, 14.5% of total health expenditures in Switzerland were related to elderly people long term care. To date, this causes an important burden for health insurances and young generations that could be reduced by increasing nursing homes technical efficiency. Objectives: evaluation...

The economic analysis of tobacco consumption is a complex and challenging issue, which entails addressing many different questions: What is the economic burden of smoking and do smokers `pay their way'? How do individuals perceive their own health risks? What is the effect of the addictive...

Alcohol dependence has multiple psychosocial implications which substantially reduce the quality of life of those suffering from the disease and the quality of life of household members and relatives. These intangible costs have however received much less attention than the direct and indirect...

This comprehensive Handbook provides a survey of all the major research areas in sports economics written by almost all of the active researchers in this field. It offers not only an accessible insight into the major findings of the literature but also presents some of the world’s...