In our article we consider insurance as a means of allocating terrorism risk. Terrorism poses a significant challenge for insurers worldwide. In terms of possible losses it fits into the same category as earthquakes and hurricanes. Yet as a result of the uncertainty surrounding these risks...

Recently, early investments in the human capital of children from socially disadvantaged environments have attracted a great deal of attention. In a discrete version of the Mirrlees model with a parents' and a children's generation we show the intra-generational and the inter-generational...

The pharmacy sector in many European countries continues to be subject to strict governmental regulations. This consists - depending on the country - of regulations on ownership, business operations, opening hours, personnel, pricing, prohibiting certain sales methods (e.g. mail order), and...

Routinedatenstudien können den Akteuren des Gesundheitswesens nützliche Informationen liefern. Infolgedessen hat die Bedeutung und wissenschaftliche Nutzung von Routinedaten der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung in den letzten Jahren stetig an Relevanz gewonnen. Bisher liegen nur sehr...