In this survey of recent research in health economics, I concentrate on studies that have appeared since 1971 or are in … are covered: (1) demand for adults' health and medical care; (2) effects of health on labor supply and wage rates; (3 …) demand for children's health and medical care and (4) selected topics pertaining to the supply side of the medical care …

Retirement leads to changes in daily life that may affect health positively or negatively. Existing empirical evidence … is inconclusive: While a few studies identify negative health effects, the majority of studies find no or positive … effects of retirement on health. The mechanisms behind these effects remain unclear, as is the question of which parts of the …

persönliche Gesundheit haben können. Bisherige empirische Studien kommen zu keinem eindeutigen Ergebnis. Während einige Studien …

Most would agree that priority setting is necessary to avoid a financial collapse in the health sector. It is much … a reason hyprefernce-based methods for evaluations of different health states are not as common and popular as they … summarized in a so-called "Prospect Theory". These biases are quite obvious if one compares data of affected and unaffected …