This paper examines the various constraints which OECD Member countries must now deal with, faced with the prospects of rapid growth in the number of frail elderly persons. It pays particular attention to recent trends in disability. Most of the available cross-country evidence shows trends...

This Working Paper analyses the institutional setting for regulatory reform. It is the first comprehensive analysis of regulatory oversight bodies. The analysis adopts a functional approach through four core functions: i) oversight of the rule-making process; ii) assisting rule makers in their...

[eng] The Induced Demand Hypothesis: an Economic Assessment by Lise Rochaix and Stéphane Jacobzone . In health economics the induced demand hypothesis is bringing about a transformation in the way health-care demand is perceived. It posits that health-care demand does not simply reflect choice...

[eng] Putting the Links between Minimum Income Support and Unemployment into Perspective . by Stéphane Jacobzone . The introduction of minimum income support in 1989 was accompanied by an increase in unemployment among unskilled The subsequent introduction of the single digressive unemployment...

[fre] Systèmes mixtes d'assurance maladie, équité, gestion du risque et maîtrise des coûts . par Stéphane Jacobzone . Cet article étudie le caractère mixte des systèmes d'assurance maladie, en recensant notamment les divers arguments plaidant en faveur de l'intervention publique. Ceci...