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Does"grease money"speed up the wheels of commerce? [PDF]

If bureaucratic burden and delay are exogenous, a firm may find bribes a helpful way to cut through red tape. According to the"efficient grease"hypothesis, corruption can improve economic efficiency, and,fighting bribery can be counterproductive.
Kaufman, Daniel, Shang-Jin Wei
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The practice of discounting in economic evaluations of healthcare interventions [PDF]

, 2001
Objectives: Discounting of costs in health-related economic evaluation is generally regarded as uncontroversial, but there is disagreement about discounting health benefits. We sought to explore the current recommendations and practice in health economic
Gravelle, H., Smith, D.H.
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Health Economics Evaluation of Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir for a First-Line Treatment of HIV-1 Infection in China

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research
Wenjuan Wang,1,* Dachuang Zhou,1,* Kejia Zhou,1 Di Zhang,1 Hao Li,1 Hongliu Zhang,1 Xin Jiang,1 Ruihua Wang,1 Xi Wang,2 Wenxi Tang1 1Center for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu ...
Wang W, Zhou D, Zhou K, Zhang D, Li H, Zhang H, Jiang X, Wang R, Wang X, Tang W   +9 more
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Individual attitudes toward corruption: do social effects matter? [PDF]

Using individual-level data for 35 countries, the authors investigate the microeconomic determinants of attitudes toward corruption. They find women, employed, less wealthy, and older individuals to be more averse to corruption.
Jamele Rigolini, Roberta Gatti, Stefano Paternostro   +2 more
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Establishing cost-effectiveness of genetic targeting of cancer therapies [PDF]

, 2011
The clinical benefit of a new genomic instrument, the 70-gene signature for breast cancer patients, is being evaluated in a randomised clinical trial. The early, controlled implementation process is supported by a Constructive Technology Assessment to ...
Harten, W.H. van, Joore, M.A., Retèl, Valesca P., Rutgers, E.J.Th.   +3 more
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Alcohol consumption and use of acute and mental health hospital services in the West of Scotland Collaborative prospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2009
<b>Background</b>: Overconsumption of alcohol affects health. Data from men from the West of Scotland Collaborative study were analysed to see how reported alcohol wasrelated to acute and mental health hospital admissions. <b>Methods&
Davey Smith, G., Hart, C.L.
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Pharmacoeconomics of Bronchial Asthma

Folia Medica, 2019
Introduction: Pharmacoeconomics (PE) treats the problems of pharmacotherapy policy, drug marketing and reimbursement and clinical trials. It guides policy makers for effective health resources utilization and determines the profitability of the new drugs
Ivanova Zlatina I., Ivanov Yavor Y.
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Prices of medicines: a case-study on the impact of the rate-of-return regulation in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 1997
[eng] This work carries out an empirical evaluation of the impact of the main mechanism for regulating the prices of medicines in the UK on a variety of pharmaceutical price indices.
Borrell, Joan-Ramon
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Navigating Healthcare Economics Optimizing Therapeutic Efficacy and Cost with Pharmacoeconomics

Journal of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Management
Background:  In today's healthcare landscape, escalating costs underscore the pressing need for pharmacoeconomic evaluations, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where medication expenses can dominate healthcare budgets ...
Rania Indu, Moumita Ray, Sudipto Mangal
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Development and validation of the Chinese patient-centered integrated care scale

BMC Health Services Research
Background The healthcare system is currently facing challenges in transitioning to a more integrated, patient-centered care. China has implemented various practical exploration and pilot programs in developing an integrated healthcare service system ...
Yue Yin, Wenqing Gao, Xiujuan Cui, Wenxi Tang   +3 more
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