Health, the Medical Profession, and Regulation (Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy, 6)

__Health, The Medical Profession, and Regulation__ presents new evidence concerning health and the environment, inequality of health in many countries, and the compatibility of different quality of life measurements, along with new solutions to problems of health policy. The book is grouped into three sections. Section I, comprising six papers, looks into the determinants of people's health. Section II consists of three papers and deals with the supply side of the market for health care services. Finally, Section III contains three contributions devoted to health regulation. The intended market for this volume includes, but is not limited to, health economists, policy makers, insurers, and governmental advisors who need to stay abreast of the latest developments in health services research worldwide. Front Matter....Pages i-x Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Impact of the Environment on the Demands for Health and Health Care: An Empirical Analysis for Germany....Pages 3-34 The Demand for Health: An Empirical test of the Grossman Model Using Panel Data....Pages 35-49 Counting And Dis counting Gained Life-Years....Pages 51-74 Inequality in Infant Mortality in Portugal, 1971–1991....Pages 75-93 Health, Work-Hours, and Wages in Sweden....Pages 95-112 The Determinants of Health Expenditure in the OECD Countries: A Pooled data Analysis....Pages 113-134 Front Matter....Pages 135-135 Clinical Response Of Salaried Consultants To Economic Incentives....Pages 137-158 The Use of Multilevel Analysis in Health Economics: An Application to Examining The Effect of Competition on General Practitioners’ Behaviour....Pages 159-168 A Comparative Application of Econometric Frontier and Dea Methods for Assessing Cost Efficiency of Finnish Hospitals....Pages 169-187 Front Matter....Pages 189-189 Financial Incentives and Primary Care Provision in Britain: Do General Practitioners Maximise Their Income?....Pages 191-210 Cream-Skimming in Deregulated Social Health Insurance: Evidence from Switzerland....Pages 211-227 Modeling Cross-Border Care in the EU Using a Principal-Agent Framework....Pages 229-257 Back Matter....Pages 259-263