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Kränkelnde Krankenhäuser – Ursachen und Auswirkungen des Rückgangs der Krankenhausinvestitionen der Länder

Rösel, Felix - In: ifo Dresden berichtet 20 (2013) 05, pp. 03-15

zunehmende Patientenwanderung zwischen den ändern. Ein steigender Anteil von Patienten wählt zur Behandlung ein Krankenhaus …

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Cross-border purchases of health services : a case study on Austria and Hungary

Obermaier, Andreas J. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2009

to receive medical treatment, especially dental treatment, and then seek reimbursement from their Austrian insurance …

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Ein Modell der Netzwerkeffekte in der Software-Industrie

Gröhn, Andreas - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 1997

Computer-owners combine complementary goods to a computer-system. They exchange data with others and between different applications. These interdependencies lead to three different network effects, which are explained in the framework of Hotelling models. In the framework of a one-dimensional...

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Vertical Integration or Disintegration A Bargaining Model of the Maquiladora’s Case

Kochi, Ikuho; Castañeda, Ramsés Jiménez; Rodríguez, … - In: Nóesis. Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades 21 (2012) 41, pp. 101-121

In this paper we present an analytical framework to study the demands of foreign and domestic factors of production of the maquiladora industry. We derive the net profitability of demanding high instead of low quality inputs. We argue that differences in the quality of inputs between foreign and...

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Improving China's Health Care System

Herd, Richard; Hu, Yu-Wei; Koen, Vincent - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

the relative price of care soared through the early 2000s. Hospital budgets and their doctors’ pay are partly based on the … problems, the government has launched a number of reforms. New insurance schemes have been rolled out both in rural and urban … prevention, a new essential drugs system and far-reaching reorganisation, including hospital reform. It will be important to make …

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Strategies for Reining in Medicare Spending Through Delivery System Reforms: Assessing the Evidence and Opportunities.

Brown, Randall - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009

This paper reviews proposed reforms to strengthen Medicareâ€™s long-term fiscal outlook. Looking beyond provider payment reductions, the author assesses leading strategies to improve quality of care and efficiency within Medicare as well as the overall health care system. The paper argues...

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Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in India: Insights from Research and Programs

Krishnan, Suneeta; Madsen, Emily; Porterfield, Deborah; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in India, accounting for 17 percent of all cancer deaths among women age 30 to 69 years. At current incidence rates, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the annual burden of new cases in India will increase to nearly 225,000...

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Economics and Ethics of Results-Based Financing for Family Planning: Evidence and Policy Implications

Chowdury, Sadia; Vergeer, Petra; Schmidt, Harald; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

This paper was developed for World Bank task team leaders (TTLs) and teams designing results-based financing (RBF) programs in family planning (FP). It explores the rationale for introducing such incentives based on insights from classical and behavioral economics, to respond to supply- and...

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Risikoselektion und Risikoausgleich am Beispiel der gesetzlichen Krankenkassen in Deutschland

Dieterich, Felix - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005

This paper deals with the phenomenon of risk-selection and its appearance in the german compulsory health insurance …

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Quality choice in a health care market: a mixed duopoly approach

Sanjo, Yasuo - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 10 (2009) 2, pp. 207-215

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