Gehaltserhöhungen spielen sich nie im luftleeren Raum ab, sondern beeinflussen alle Marktteilnehmer und ihre Ergebnisse. So dürfte eine 30%ige Gehaltserhöhung für Krankenhausärzte ca. 3 Mrd. Euro Zusatzkosten im Krankenhaussektor verursachen. Sollten Krankenhäuser diese Zusatzbelastungen...

This paper analyses the volume-outcome relationship and the effects of minimum volume regulations in the German hospital sector. We use a full sample of administrative data from the unselected, complete German hospital population for the years 2005 to 2007. We apply regression methods to analyze...

Background: This paper analyses the volume-outcome relationship and the effects of minimum volume regulations in the German hospital sector. Methods: We use a full sample of administrative data from the unselected, complete German hospital population for the years 2005 to 2007. We apply...

Malaria kills about 1,500 children every day. Based on the Demographic and Health Surveys, we examine malaria treatment practices of various health care providers in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 90 percent of the world’s deaths due to malaria occur. To assess the quality of each health...