Die Effizienz von Krankenhäusern ist für die Krankenversicherer, die staatlichen Verwaltungen und für das Krankenhausmanagement von Interesse. In dieser Studie wird die relative Effizienz von schweizer Krankenhäusern mit der nichtparametrischen, deterministischen Data Envelopment Analysis...

A nonparametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is performed on hospitals in the federal state of Saxony (Germany) and in Switzerland. This study is of interest from three points of view. First, contrary to most existing work, patient days are not treated as an output but as an input. Second,...

The impact of aging on healthcare expenditure (HCE) has been at the center of a prolonged debate. This paper purports to shed light on several issues. First, it presents new evidence on the relative importance of the two components of HCE that have been distinguished by Zweifel, Felder and Meier...

An important source of conflict surrounding nuclear energy is that with a very small probability, a large-scale nuclear accident may occur. One way to internalize the associated financial risks is through mandating nuclear operators to have liability insurance. This paper presents estimates of...