One of the most salient features of developing economies is the existence of a large informal sector. This paper uses quantitative theory to study the dynamic implications of informality on wage inequality, human capital accumulation, child labor and long-run growth. Our model can generate...

Choice-based health insurance systems allow individuals to select a health plan that fits their needs. However, bounded rationality and limited attention may lead to sub-optimal insurance coverage and higher-than-expected out-of-pocket payments. In this paper, we study the impact of providing...

Procedural failures of physicians or teams in interventional healthcare may positively or negatively predict subsequent patient outcomes. We identify this effect by applying (non-)linear dynamic panel methods to data from the Belgian Transcatheter Aorta Valve Implantation (TAVI) registry...

Die transdisziplinäre Innovationsgruppe UrbanRural SOLUTIONS im Rahmen des BMBF-Förderschwerpunkts Nachhaltiges Landmanagement verfolgt das Ziel, effektive regionale Kooperationen für eine nachhaltige Daseinsvorsorge zu initiieren. Dazu werden im Dialog mit der Praxis Elemente aus der...