Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass Krisenerfahrung die Präferenz für Impfungen gegen Covid-19 und die Impfgeschwindigkeit im Winter 2020/2021 erhöht hat (Gründler et al. 2021). Wir entwickeln eine Theorie zum Einfluss von Krisenerfahrung auf Impfverhalten und testen diese anhand von Mikro- und...

This policy brief provides a discussion of the relationships between austerity, Greece's macroeconomic performance, debt sustainability, and the provision of healthcare and other social services over the last decade. It explains that austerity was imposed in the name of debt sustainability....

This report analyses changes in public current and capital healthcare expenditure (HCE) (2004 to 2017), and its components, along with trends in HSE staffing and pay expenditure (2007 to 2017). This report adopts an inclusive approach to the measurement of HCE and HCE is defined in gross terms...

More than other EU 'Unions', the proposed Health Union requires proper definition because the EU's competences are limited in this domain.

Die COVID-19-Pandemie hat die Fragilität des Gesundheitssystems, der Gesellschaft und der Wirtschaft beim Auftreten von weltweiten Krisen deutlich gemacht. Um auf die nächste Krise besser vorbereitet zu sein, stellen sich gesundheitspolitische, wirtschaftliche, rechtliche, ethische und...

The ESRI research report 'How does Irish Healthcare Expenditure compare internationally?' examines how Irish Healthcare Expenditure (HCE) compares to expenditure in other countries. Using international OECD data for 2017, this study finds that how Irish HCE compares differs depending on the...

We study the link between illness severity and the use of public health care services by the privately insured under a public health system. Our theoretical model shows that this relationship will depend on the prioritization established by the public health authorities, the cost of waiting and...