Medical utilization, such as a count of hospitalizations, is routinely used as a health proxy for both policy and research purposes. Over time, trends in how medicine is practiced has impacted this relationship, as technological improvements or policy changes have altered hospitalizations at the...

The alarming global incidence of HIV/AIDS epidemic prompted this research undertaking to explore several health indicators that lead to and mediate reported HIV/AIDS mortality. A number of studies attempted to explore and give light to the epidemic incidence, however, the understanding of the...

This paper discusses the relationship between medical innovations and ageing from a health economics perspective and surveys empirical evidence on medical R&D incentives, R&D costs of pharmaceuticals, and the cost-effectiveness of health innovations. Particular focus is on the endogeneity of...