In this article, we propose a new approach to estimating health-care demand. The aim of this paper is to determine the production costs of health care from the demand function of care. To do this, we used an approach based on structural equations where consumption and demand are estimated to...

The health care industry in the U.S. is peculiar. We spend close to 18% of our GDP on health care, yet other countries get better results-and we don't know why. To date, we still lack widely accepted answers to simple questions, such as "Would requiring everyone to buy health insurance make us...

Market Menagerie examines technological advance and market regulation in the health industries of nations such as India, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, and Japan. Pharmaceutical and life science industries can reinforce economic development and industry growth, but not necessarily positive...

Recent data show wide disparity between Japan and the United States in the effectiveness of their health care systems. Japan spends close to the lowest percentage of its gross domestic product on health care among OECD countries, the United States spends the highest, yet life expectancies in...

Frontmatter -- Vorbemerkung -- Inhalt -- Einleitung -- A. Reformvorstellungen aus dem Bereich der Wissenschaft (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung/Kommission für wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Wandel) -- B. Reformvorstellungen der Parteien, Interessenverbände und Gesundheitsminister...