The validity and reliability of the EQ-5D-5L in comparison with the standard 3L has been tested through the analysis of psychometric properties making use of different samples of patients. However, it is likely that the condition of the illness may affect the power of the 5L version with respect...

This paper explores optimality of contracts and incentives when the principal (public organisation) can undertake investments to change agents’ (public workers) identity. In the model, workers within the organisation can have different identities. We develop a principal-agent dynamical model...

The decision to donate blood and living organs is considered voluntary and altruistic. However, the shortage of donors has opened an interesting debate in recent years, considering offering economic incentives to donors. This paper analyzes theoretically and empirically, the effects of...

This paper aims to develop a vision for the NHS in the perspective of 2020. Based on an assessment of the current situation of the health system and in the light of the principles that define a good health system, describes a feasible scenario for health care in Spain based on structural changes...

Objective. To determine the cost-utility and cost-effectiveness of the surgical treatment of female urinary incontinence using suburethral slings compared with therapeutic abstention. Study Design. An economic analysis was performed on 69 women receiving surgical treatment for urinary...

1- To obtain a set of values of health states of the EQ-5D based on self-related health VAS using linear and non- linear models Bayesian techniques. 2 - To analyse "logical consistency" in different models and to derive a model free from logical inconsistencies. 3 - To analyse and compare...

This paper examines how the member countries of a monetary union react to country-specific shocks and to shocks from the rest of the world, when te budget deficit is the only policy instrument available. We develop a three-country model in which countries show different preferences regarding...

En este trabajo se examina la manera en que los países miembros de una unión monetaria responden a las perturbaciones específicas y a las que proceden del resto del mundo, cuando el déficit público es el único instrumento de política. Desarrollamos un modelo de tres países que muestran...

This paper examines the relationship between fiscal decentralization and internal conflict in 77 countries during the period 1972-2000. The results show that the devolution of scal power to subnational tiers of government reduces the incidence of civil conflict. This finding is robust to the...

This paper explores optimal incentive schemes in public health institutions when agents (doctors) are intrinsically motivated. We develop a principal-agent dynamic model with moral hazard in which agents’ intrinsic motivation could be promoted (crowding-in) by combining monetary and...