Die vorliegende Studie ist das Ergebnis eines gemeinsamen Projektes der ADMED GmbH und des RWI. Ziel ist die Darstellung wesentlicher Ineffizienzen im deutschen Gesundheitswesen. Zur Beurteilung ihrer Bedeutung erfolgt eine grobe Abschätzung der damit verbundenen Einsparpotenziale, wobei es...

The allure of an environmentally benign, abundant, and cost-effective energy source has led an increasing number of industrialized countries to back public financing of renewable energies. Germany's experience with renewable energy promotion is often cited as a model to be replicated elsewhere,...

Identifying the incidence of free-ridership is significant to a range of issues relevant to program evaluation, including the calculation of net program benefits and more general assessments of political acceptability. Estimates of free-ridership in the area of energy policy frequently rely on...