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Handbook of Health Economics

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Ch 01 International comparisons of health expenditure: Theory, data and econometric analysis , pp 11-53 Downloads
Ulf-G. Gerdtham and Bengt Jonsson
Ch 02 An overview of the normative economics of the health sector , pp 55-118 Downloads
Jeremiah Hurley
Ch 03 Medical care prices and output , pp 119-180 Downloads
Ernst R. Berndt, David Cutler, Richard G. Frank, Zvi Griliches, Joseph Newhouse and Jack E. Triplett
Ch 04 Advances in cost-effectiveness analysis of health interventions , pp 181-221 Downloads
Alan M. Garber
Ch 05 Information diffusion and best practice adoption , pp 223-264 Downloads
Charles E. Phelps
Ch 06 Health econometrics , pp 265-344 Downloads
Andrew Jones
Ch 07 The human capital model , pp 347-408 Downloads
Michael Grossman
Ch 08 Moral hazard and consumer incentives in health care , pp 409-459 Downloads
Peter Zweifel and Willard Manning
Ch 09 Physician agency , pp 461-536 Downloads
Thomas G. McGuire
Ch 10 Insurance reimbursement , pp 537-560 Downloads
Mark V. Pauly
Ch 11 The anatomy of health insurance , pp 563-643 Downloads
David Cutler and Richard Zeckhauser
Ch 12 Health insurance and the labor market , pp 645-706 Downloads
Jonathan Gruber
Ch 13 Managed care , pp 707-753 Downloads
Sherry Glied
Ch 14 Risk adjustment in competitive health plan markets , pp 755-845 Downloads
Wynand P.M.M. Van de ven and Randall Ellis
Ch 15 Government purchasing of health services , pp 847-890 Downloads
Martin Chalkley and James Malcomson
Ch 16 Economics and mental health , pp 893-954 Downloads
Richard G. Frank and Thomas G. McGuire
Ch 17 Long-term care , pp 955-994 Downloads
Edward Norton
Ch 18 The economics of disability and disability policy , pp 995-1051 Downloads
Robert Haveman and Barbara Wolfe
Ch 19 Child health in developed countries , pp 1053-1090 Downloads
Janet Currie
Ch 20 The industrial organization of health care markets , pp 1093-1139 Downloads
David Dranove and Mark A. Satterthwaite
Ch 21 Not-for-profit ownership and hospital behavior , pp 1141-1174 Downloads
Frank Sloan
Ch 22 Economics of general practice , pp 1175-1200 Downloads
Anthony Scott
Ch 23 Waiting lists and medical treatment: Analysis and policies , pp 1201-1249 Downloads
John G. Cullis, Philip R. Jones and Carol Propper
Ch 24 Economics of dental services , pp 1251-1296 Downloads
Harri Sintonen and Ismo Linnosmaa
Ch 25 The pharmaceutical industry , pp 1297-1336 Downloads
F.M. Scherer
Ch 26 Liability for medical malpractice , pp 1339-1404 Downloads
Patricia Danzon
Ch 27 Antitrust and competition in health care markets , pp 1405-1487 Downloads
Martin Gaynor and William Vogt
Ch 28 Regulation of prices and investment in hospitals in the United States , pp 1489-1535 Downloads
David Salkever
Ch 29 The economics of smoking , pp 1539-1627 Downloads
Frank Chaloupka and Kenneth E. Warner
Ch 30 Alcohol , pp 1629-1673 Downloads
Philip J Cook and Michael J. Moore
Ch 31 Prevention , pp 1675-1720 Downloads
Donald Kenkel
Ch 32 The measurement of health-related quality of life for use in resource allocation decisions in health care , pp 1723-1760 Downloads
Paul Dolan
Ch 33 Economic epidemiology and infectious diseases , pp 1761-1799 Downloads
Tomas Philipson
Ch 34 Chapter 34 Equity in health care finance and delivery , pp 1803-1862 Downloads
Adam Wagstaff and Eddy Van Doorslaer
Ch 35 Equity in health , pp 1863-1910 Downloads
Alan Williams and Richard Cookson
Ch Chapter Eight Cost Effectiveness and Payment Policy Downloads
Alan M. Garber and Mark J. Sculpher
Ch Chapter Eleven Health Care Spending Risk, Health Insurance, and Payment to Health Plans Downloads
Friedrich Breyer, M. Kate Bundorf and Mark V. Pauly
Ch Chapter Fifteen Public and Private Sector Interface Downloads
Pedro Barros and Luigi Siciliani
Ch Chapter Five Demand for Health Insurance11Research on this chapter was partially supported by NIA P01 AG032952, The Role of Private Plans in Medicare, and NIMH R01 MH094290. I am grateful to Martin Anderson, Sebastian Bauhoff, Pedro Pita Barros, Emily Corcoran, Jacob Glazer, Mark Pauly, Anna Sinaiko, and Jacob Wallace for many helpful comments Downloads
Thomas G. McGuire
Ch Chapter Four Improving Health in Developing Countries Downloads
Michael Kremer and Rachel Glennerster
Ch Chapter Fourteen Medical Workforce Downloads
Sean Nicholson and Carol Propper
Ch Chapter Nine Competition in Health Care Markets Downloads
Martin Gaynor and Robert Town
Ch Chapter One Health Care Spending Growth Downloads
Michael E. Chernew and Joseph Newhouse
Ch Chapter Seven Theoretical Issues Relevant to the Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies Downloads
David O. Meltzer and Peter C. Smith
Ch Chapter Six Who Ordered That? The Economics of Treatment Choices in Medical Care Downloads
Amitabh Chandra, David Cutler and Zirui Song
Ch Chapter Sixteen Equity in Health and Health Care11This chapter was written when Marc Fleurbaey was research associate at CORE. We thank Chiara Canta, Tom McGuire, Tom van Ourti and Fred Schrogen for their useful comments Downloads
Marc Fleurbaey and Erik Schokkaert
Ch Chapter Ten Health Care Markets, Regulators, and Certifiers Downloads
David Dranove
Ch Chapter Thirteen Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Biomedical Research, and Marketing of Patented Products Downloads
Dana Goldman and Darius Lakdawalla
Ch Chapter Three The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors Downloads
John Cawley and Christopher Ruhm
Ch Chapter Twelve Markets for Pharmaceutical Products11The authors thank Tom McGuire for editorial advice and improvements and participants at the Handbook conference for helpful suggestions Downloads
Fiona Scott Morton and Margaret Kyle
Ch Chapter Two Causes and Consequences of Regional Variations in Health Care Downloads
Jonathan Skinner
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