Optimal Healthcare Contracts: Theory and Empirical Evidence
ABSTRACT In this paper, we investigate the contracts offered by a large healthcare purchaser to health service providers. Contracts are based on the DRG principle that all hospitalizations in a diagnosis group are reimbursed at the same rate. This principle is relaxed in practice, as in several cases, the amount reimbursed within each DRG exhibits ...
Paolo Berta +2 more
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Auditory-conceptual associations in Peter and the Wolf and Carnival of the Animals: Evidence from 6- to 9-year-old children. [PDF]
Di Stefano N +7 more
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Strategic adjustment of capital structure: Evidence from firms newly added to the S&P 500 index
Abstract We examine the capital structure of firms that are newly added to the S&P 500 index. The leverage ratio gradually decreases during the two‐year pre‐addition period and then increases during the two‐year post‐addition period, resulting in a U‐shaped trend.
Eunpyo Hong, Min Hwang, Jiyoon Lee
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Direct and indirect mapping of the 12-item Short Form Survey version 2 (SF-12v2) onto the EQ-5D-5L utility scores in general Thai population. [PDF]
Kangwanrattanakul K.
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Most older Americans, age 50 and older, are split between seeing older adults and their families (white) and the government (blue patterned) as primarily responsible for caregiving costs. A greater proportion of caregivers see the government as primarily responsible compared to non‐caregivers. Chi‐square tests show a significant difference in attitudes
Sarah E. Patterson +8 more
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Heterogeneity in public attitudes and preferences for the deployment of aquifer thermal energy storage. [PDF]
Liu T, Hanna R, Kountouris Y.
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Mixing It Up: Inflation at Risk
Abstract Understanding how risk factors shape the economic outlook is essential for guiding policy decisions. This paper develops a flexible framework that decomposes distributional risk forecasts of macro‐economic variables into underlying contributions and supports the construction of interpretable risk measures.
MAXIMILIAN SCHRÖDER
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Enhancing Life-course Analyses of Financial Disadvantage and Depressive Mood Through Longitudinal Design and Causal Inference. [PDF]
Zhang Q.
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ABSTRACT This paper reviews how large‐scale mobility data can enhance economic analyses, highlighting its contributions to understanding travel behavior, labor markets, social interactions, and health outcomes. We discuss its advantages over traditional mobility data sources, which include real‐time location information and fine spatial resolution ...
Cristina Connolly +3 more
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The impact of physical exercise on depression and anxiety among junior high school students in Sichuan, China: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Zhang A, Shao Y, Wu J.
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