Estudio que pretende abrir un debate sobre la relación entre envejecimiento y desarrollo, y el sentido de esta relación en el contexto de la pobreza.

Estudio que pretende abrir un debate sobre la relación entre envejecimiento y desarrollo, y el sentido de esta relación en el contexto de la pobreza.

This paper explores optimality of contracts and incentives when the principal (public organisation) can undertake investments to change agents’ (public workers) identity. In the model, workers within the organisation can have different identities. We develop a principal-agent dynamical model...

This paper aims to develop a vision for the NHS in the perspective of 2020. Based on an assessment of the current situation of the health system and in the light of the principles that define a good health system, describes a feasible scenario for health care in Spain based on structural changes...

Background. Several different proposals have been made recently to reform the organisation, financing and management of the health care system in Spain. The aim is to obtain improved efficiency, without prejudicing the equity level already achieved, by creating a more competitive framework....

Background: The efficacy of combination therapy in previous non responders to interferon (IFN) monotherapy with chronic hepatitis C is lower than in naïve patients, and there has been no economic evaluation in this population. Aim: To develop a cost-effectiveness analysis of therapeutic...

Objetivo: Estimar necesidades relativas de gasto de las regiones venezolanas, basadas en técnicas estadísticas de análisis multivariante. Material y Métodos: Se utilizan datos del año 1997 referidos a variables demográficas (Pob<5 años; Pob >5años y < de 65 años; Pob > 65 años); de estado de salud (mortalidad infantil,...</de></5>

1- To obtain a set of values of health states of the EQ-5D based on self-related health VAS using linear and non- linear models Bayesian techniques. 2 - To analyse "logical consistency" in different models and to derive a model free from logical inconsistencies. 3 - To analyse and compare...