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It is well known that smoking causes severe adverse health effects, and it seems evident that governments are justified or even obliged to implement measures of tobacco control to mitigate these effects. Yet, as this paper argues with a distinct focus on Germany, the three most important and...
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This paper considers the role of ownership form for the financial performance of German acute care hospitals and its development over time. We measure financial performance by a hospital-specific yearly probability of default (PD). Using a panel of hospital data, our models allow for state...
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The question of whether two drugs - namely alcohol and tobacco - are used as complements or substitutes is of crucial interest if side-effects of anti-smoking policies are considered. Numerous papers have empirically addressed this issue by estimating demand systems for alcohol and tobacco and...
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The question of whether two drugs - namely alcohol and tobacco - are used as complements or substitutes is of crucial interest if side-effects of anti-drug policies are considered. Numerous papers have empirically addressed this issue by estimating demand systems for alcohol and tobacco and...
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The question of whether two drugs – namely alcohol and tobacco – are used as complements or substitutes is of crucial interest if side-effects of anti-drug policies are considered. Numerous papers have empirically addressed this issue by estimating demand systems for alcohol and tobacco and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276357
Vor dem Hintergrund des sich in Deutschland vollziehenden demographischen Wandels steht das deutsche Gesundheitswesen vor großen Herausforderungen. Dies betrifft in besonderem Maße die im Rahmen der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung erbrachte Versorgung mit Gesundheitsleistungen. Während die...
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Gehaltserhöhungen spielen sich nie im luftleeren Raum ab, sondern beeinflussen alle Marktteilnehmer und ihre Ergebnisse. So dürfte eine 30%ige Gehaltserhöhung für Krankenhausärzte ca. 3 Mrd. Euro Zusatzkosten im Krankenhaussektor verursachen. Sollten Krankenhäuser diese Zusatzbelastungen...
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Veränderte Rahmenbedingungen im Krankenhaussektor, wie zum Beispiel das neue Vergütungssystem nach Fallpauschalen, der hohe Investitionsbedarf und Veränderungen auf Seiten der Kreditinstitute, Stichwort Basel II, erhöhen den Stellenwert der Bonität bzw. der Kreditwürdigkeit deutscher...
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