The aim of this article is to provide a basic overview of the transformation of the Czech health care system after the end of the socialist regime. Given that the overall transformation of the economy is a very demanding process, this article focuses primarily on one of the main components of...

The aim of this article is to provide a basic overview of the transformation of the Czech health care system after the end of the socialist regime. Given that the overall transformation of the economy is a very demanding process, this article focuses primarily on one of the main components of...

The direct and indirect costs of suspected human rabies exposure were estimated for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, California, USA. Clinic, hospital, and county public health records (1998-2002) were examined to determine direct costs for postexposure prophylaxis (PEP), and 55 (41%)...

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the relative risk of exposure of different human populations to food-borne aflatoxins; the types of health impact that may be incurred by dietary exposure to aflatoxins; and possible strategies likely to mitigate risks to human health. Risk of exposure...

This dissertation consists of three essays which analyze different economic aspects related to obesity. The first essay investigates the impact of (i) individual impatience, (ii) large service sector, (iii) credit constraints, and (iv) technological growth on food consumption preferences and...

The methodologies used by researchers to analyze drivers' behavior have changed dramatically over the years. Several driver-behavior models focusing mainly on motivational and cognitive aspects of driving have been developed to identify major factors causing drivers to behave in unsafe manners....

During recent decades the number of obese adult Americans increased from 15% to 31%. The objective of this dissertation is to investigate the effects of food price and income changes on body weight in an effort to determine how a high-calorie food tax, a low-calorie food subsidy, and/or income...

This thesis empirically analyzes the determinants of national health care expenditures in the United States and five other industrialized economies. A reduced-form model for national health care expenditures, based upon a partial-adjustment mechanism, is specified as a function of supply and...

The study provides conclusive evidence on existence of economic barriers, namely money price and time price, to regular treatment attendance for methadone maintenance clients. The study is designed to develop improved time price measures and investigate their effect on treatment attendance....

Background . Michigan Medicaid outpatient prescription drug program implemented the following four policies to address rising expenditures considered "out of control": (1) February 2002: Preferred Drug List (PDL); (2) February 2003: Joint Purchasing Arrangement (JPA); (3) November 2003: Maximum...