This paper analyze the association between height and chronic diseases in Portugal and the extent to which this relationship is mediated by education. The sample upon which the analysis is based comprised those participants in the 2005/2006 Portuguese National Health Interview Survey (n=28,433)...

The cream skimming? effect in the insurance sector occurs when the insurer has the possibility to select individuals whose risk-adjusted per capita payment he considers to be above the expected cost level. To avoid this possibility of selection, the public authority has to determine a financing...