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Are Older People Responsible for High Healthcare Costs?

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  • Constantina Safiliou-Rothschild, 2009. "Are Older People Responsible for High Healthcare Costs?," CESifo Forum, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 10(01), pages 57-64, April.
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    Keywords

    Gesundheitskosten; Alte Menschen; Gesundheit; Alternde Bevölkerung; OECD-Staaten;
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    JEL classification:

    • I00 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - General - - - General
    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General

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