Progress in health is usually measured by means of indicators of health status such as premature mortality ratio or life expectancy. There is evidence that in more developed countries, despite general health improvement, inequalities in health among individuals are worsening. Most of these...

In health care delivery, waiting lists are perceived to reflect the inadequacy of health care funding. They are portrayed as one of the major problems of publicly funded health systems and are a perpetual source of community and political discomfort. It appears that a trade-off between...

<i> Pianificazione dei posti letto di un reparto ospedaliero via simulazione </i> (di Angela Testi e Marco Benacchio) - ABSTRACT: Public resources devoted to health care sector are becoming more and more scarce, whereas demand for health is increasing rapidly. In order to minimize the unavoidable...

Analysis of the rate of wealth in the consumption function The purpose of this paper is twofold. First it discusses the role of wealth in the consumption function. Wealth can be demanded either because it yields a future income, as « permanent income » and « life cycle » theories assume, or...

In this paper we develop a three-phase, hierarchical approach for the weekly scheduling of operating rooms. This approach has been implemented in one of the surgical departments of a public hospital located in Genova (Genoa), Italy. Our aim is to suggest an integrated way of facing surgical...

This study finds some evidence of a modification in the structure of expenditure by Italian households between the seventies and the eighties with regard to income elasticities. Both “functional” and “durability” disaggregations are used. The first shows a modification in the standard of...

Il Benessere Equo e Sostenibile nelle citt¨¤ (URBES) Report, drawn up by the Italian Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) offers a set of relevant indicators to assess the quality of life (QoL) in fourteen big Italian cities. These indicators belong to the twelve dimensions of well-being identified...