[Einleitung] Die deutsche Sozialversicherung ist Gegenstand einer fortwährenden Diskussion sowohl in der ökonomischen Literatur als auch in der Politik. Dieser Diskussionsprozess hatte große Auswirkungen auf die Ausgestaltung des Systems der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung (GKV), welches...

Child labor is a common consequence of economic shocks in developing countries. We show how reducing vulnerability can affect child labor and schooling. We exploit the extension of a health and accident insurance scheme by a Pakistani microfinance institution (MFI) that was set up as a...

The German government introduced compulsory accident insurance for industrial firms in 1884. This insurance scheme was one of the main pillars of Bismarck’s famous social insurance system. The accident-insurance system achieved only one of its intended goals: it successfully compensated...

The German government introduced compulsory accident insurance for industrial firms in 1884. This insurance scheme was one of the main pillars of Bismarck's famous social insurance system. The accident-insurance system achieved only one of its intended goals: it successfully compensated workers...

This paper provides a life-cycle framework for weighing up the insurance value of disability benefi ts against the incentive cost. Within this framework, we estimate the life-cycle risks that individuals face in the US, as well as the parameters governing the disability insurance program, using...

Strict liabilities prevails at major accidents. According to the Polluter Pays Principle,l it is the liable party who pays for any damage. The accidents may be very large, however, compared to the assets of the liable plant owner. The liable party may, therefore, simply go bankrupt and leave the...

This paper provides a life-cycle framework for weighing up the insurance value of disability benefi ts against the incentive cost. Within this framework, we estimate the life-cycle risks that individuals face in the US, as well as the parameters governing the disability insurance program, using...

Die vorliegende Darstellung beruht auf denGeschäfts- und Rechnungsergebnissen dergewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften undder Unfallversicherungsträger der öffentlichenHand für das Berichtsjahr 2008, diegemäß § 79 Abs. 1 und 2 SGB IV zu erstellenund dem Bundesminister für Arbeitund...

Die vorliegende Darstellung beruht auf denGeschäfts- und Rechnungsergebnissen dergewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften undder Unfallversicherungsträger der öffentlichenHand für das Berichtsjahr 2007, diegemäß § 79 Abs. 1 und 2 SGB IV zu erstellenund dem Bundesminister für Arbeitund...