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Fünf Fragen (und Antworten) zur Gesundheitsökonomik

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  • Zweifel Peter

    (Universität Zürich (Emeritus), Wulfensiedlung 24, A-9530Bad BleibergAustria)

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In this survey, Peter Zweifel describes the development of Health Economics as a discipline using five questions to be answered: Is health different from all other goods? Is the “cost explosion” the core issue? What is the relative importance of moral hazard and adverse selection in competitive markets for health insurance? What is the relevance of supplier-induced demand? And finally, is there an economic justification for the very high degree of regulation in health care? While the answers are soundly grounded in microeconomic theory, they hopefully show that economists interested in health and health care are far from the caricature of penny-pinching “elephants in a porcelain shop” (Gbadebo and Reinhardt 2001).

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  • Zweifel Peter, 2020. "Fünf Fragen (und Antworten) zur Gesundheitsökonomik," Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, De Gruyter, vol. 21(1), pages 30-42, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:pewipo:v:21:y:2020:i:1:p:30-42:n:5
    DOI: 10.1515/pwp-2020-0006
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    Keywords

    Gesundheitsökonomik; Kostenexplosion; moralisches Risiko; adverse Selektion; anbieterinduzierte Nachfrage; Regulierung;
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    JEL classification:

    • D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
    • D62 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Externalities
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I13 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Insurance, Public and Private
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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