We argue that the economic evaluation of health care (cost-benefit analysis) should respect individual preferences and should incorporate distributional consid- erations. Relying on individual preferences does not imply subjective welfarism. We propose a particular non- welfarist approach, based...

Introduced by Samuelson (1975), the Serendipity Theorem states that the competitive economy will converge towards the optimum steady-state provided the optimum population growth rate is imposed. This paper aims at exploring whether the Serendipity Theorem still holds in an economy with risky...

This paper investigates the short-term effects of public smoking bans on individual smoking behavior. In 2007 and 2008, state-level smoking bans were gradually introduced in all of Germany's sixteen federal states. We exploit this variation in the timing of state bans to identify the effect that...

This paper investigates the short-term effects of public smoking bans on individual smoking behavior. In 2007 and 2008, state-level smoking bans were gradually introduced in all of Germany's sixteen federal states. We exploit this variation in the timing of state bans to identify the effect that...

Le modèle d’inspection des services vétérinaires en abattoir repose sur une présence en continu des agents de l’Etat dans les espaces de travail. Les leçons institutionnelles tirées de la crise de la vache folle ont conduit à orienter le système de surveillance sanitaire vers...

La crise de l’ESB a été interprétée pour une large part comme la conséquence d’un conflit d’intérêt inhérent aux institutions de l’Agriculture. L’article suggère que ce récit dominant est en lui-même le produit de luttes symboliques et qu’il ne dit rien sur les luttes...

Les inspecteurs de la santé publique vétérinaire (ISPV) forment un corps au sens fort du terme, organiquement et symboliquement, mais un corps en transformation. Certaines de ses modifications dépendent des avatars politiques de la santé publique et de leur traduction dans le champ du...

Efforts to regionalize cardiac services can increase access costs for patients. This study is the first to quantify this trade off by estimating a demand model for surgery services that is used simulate the effect of centralization of cardiac services on hospital and treatment choices. The model...

Efforts to regionalize cardiac services can increase access costs for patients. This study quantifies this trade off by estimating the effects of changes in the regulation of hospital services on treatments and outcomes. A demand model for surgery services is specified in which heart attack...