Many countries around the world are presently reporting a shortage of doctors. To understand the situation better, this paper reviews the current English language literature on the supply of doctors in developed and developing countries with a special interest in Australia. The definition of...

Public insurers face trade-offs between the individual and collective benefits they can provide given limited resources. Drug expenditure is one of the largest components of health spending and it is not clear cut what should be readily available. We study litigation as a safety valve using data...

While the banking sector has long been at the forefront of risk management practices, other service industries often lag behind. This disparity is particularly evident in sectors where value-oriented management is crucial for maintaining competitiveness. This article focuses on the development...

The following article analyses the relationship between the mental health index and the variables of the Environment, Social and Governance-ESG model in the Italian regions between 2004 and 2023. The econometric analysis is aimed at investigating in detail the relationships between the mental...

The following article analyses the relationship between the mental health index and the variables of the Environment, Social and Governance-ESG model in the Italian regions between 2004 and 2023. First of all, a static analysis is proposed aimed at identifying trends relating to mental health in...

This research investigates the dynamics of the Greek General Private Clinics Sector over the period 2012-2020, examining the interplay between market concentration, as measured by the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), and key financial ratios. The study delves into Return on Equity (ROE), Gross...

The main thesis in this manuscript is that a social choice theory based on aggregating individual preferences and values is insufficient to confront the social choices that today’s world is facing. It is defended in here that institutions play a critical role in any social choice, and that the...

Japan’s national hospital system, which consists of a combination of private, national, prefectural and metropolitan hospitals, is the largest employers of the of the doctors. The article provides details on the women doctors’ discontinuous workforce participation in the Japanese hospital...

Purpose: Artificial Intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in various forms in organizational processes and business activities, transforming the structures that support organizations and industries at global scale. Technological innovations bring the need for regulatory institutions and...

Assam is in a critical state of affairs as per the public health. The infant mortality rate stands at 31.9 against the national average of 35.2. Assam records the highest infant mortality rate among eight states in the Northeast. The situation is even worse in the Under-Five mortality rate. As...