Moral hazard--the tendency to change behavior when the cost of that behavior will be borne by others--is a particularly tricky question when considering health care. Kenneth J. Arrow's seminal 1963 paper on this topic (included in this volume) was one of the first to explore the implication of...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Anticipations Variables in an Econometric Model: Performance of the Anticipations Version of Wharton Mark III -- 2. An Evaluation of a Short-Run Forecasting Model -- 3. St. Louis Model Revisited -- 4. A Monthly Econometric Model of the U.S. Economy...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Participants -- Preface -- THE SETTING FOR A PRO-GROWTH STRATEGY: AN INTRODUCTION -- 1. RESPONSES TO THE SLOWDOWN IN GROWTH -- 2. REMOVING STRUCTURAL BARRIERS TO GROWTH -- 3. THE ECONOMIC POLICY FAILURE OF THE PAST AND A POLICY AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE -- 4. THE...

Being laid off can be a traumatic event. The unemployed worry about how they will pay their bills and find a new job. In the American economy's boom-and-bust business cycle since the 1980s, repeated layoffs have become part of working life. In A Company of One, Carrie M. Lane finds that the new...

Weil nach HGB und GoB die Bildung und Auflösung stiller Reserven möglich ist, werden deutsche und österreichische Jahresabschlüsse von der US-amerikanischen Börsenaufsichtsbehörde SEC für die Zulassung zum US-amerikanischen Kapitalmarkt nicht anerkannt. Konstanze Thiele leistet eine...

Part I: Basic Ideas of Managed Care -- Definitions and Concepts -- Main Characteristics of the American Healthcare System -- Theoretical Concepts for the Assessment of Managed Care -- Part II: Managed Care Organisations and Products -- Preliminary Remarks -- Insurance-Based Managed Care...