This study has used a cross-sectional, 'bottom-up' design to determine the cost to society of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Sweden in 1998. The total cost of MS was estimated at 4 868 MSEK, meaning an annual cost of 442 500 SEK per patient. Direct costs accounted for about 67% of total cost, and...

We review recent likelihood-based approaches to modeling demand for medical care. A semi-nonparametric model along the lines of Cameron and Johansson's Poisson polynomial model, but using a negative binomial baseline model, is introduced. We apply these models, as well a semiparametric Poisson,...

Denna översikt över prissättning och konkurrens på läkemedelsmarknaden syftar till att översiktligt diskutera de nya förutsättningarna på den svenska läkemedelsmarknaden och implikationerna för hur vi i framtiden väljer att reglera läkemedelsmarknaden. Ett ökande kostnadsansvar...

Intresse och användning av hälsoekonomiska utvärderingar som underlag vid beslut om pris och subentionering av läkemedel ökar i de flesta länder. Många länder har infört mer eller mindre formella krav på hälsoekonomisk dokumentation inför sådana beslut och ett flertal länder och...

The 1990's was a turbulent period for Finnish postgraduate education. The education system was reformed and the number of postgraduate students who graduated every year increased at a fast pace. In this thesis doctorate and licentiate degree holders as a group, as well as how their labour market...

The 1990's was a turbulent period for Finnish postgraduate education. The education system was reformed and the number of postgraduate students who graduated every year increased at a fast pace. In this thesis doctorate and licentiate degree holders as a group, as well as how their labour market...