[Einleitung ...] Das im Herbst 2014 am IVK durchgeführte Symposium diente dazu, einige Schlaglichter auf den Stand der Regulierung, deren Beweggründe, Zielsetzungen und Wirkungen in verschiedenen Ländermärkten zu werfen. Im Fokus standen dabei Ländermärkte, die einer erheblich weiter...

In this study, we explore how general socio-economic trends within the European Union are reflected in the development of different types of regions during the period from 1995 to 2009 and how economic disparities between EU regions change in the course of these processes. Overall, there is a...

Health care is an important sector in all European countries showing a high dynamic in the past. In 2011 about 23 million persons were employed in health and social care, that is to say 10.4 % of total employment. The share of health care expenditures in GDP was 10 %. The health care workforce...

Population ageing combined with a shrinking potential workforce are main factors influencing future socio-economic development and the labour market. This paper has the objective to show the impact of population change on one important sector of the economy, the health care market. As the need...