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Abstract Separating selection bias from moral hazard in private health insurance (PHI) markets has been a challenging task. We estimate selection bias and moral hazard in Australia's mixed public‐private health system, where PHI premiums are community‐rated rather than risk‐rated.
Clifford Afoakwah+3 more
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Parallel imports under a manufacturer rebate and a price freeze: Evidence from Germany
Abstract I study the effect of a change in the mandatory manufacturer rebate and a price freeze on wholesale prices for pharmaceuticals on competition by parallel imports. First, I analyze the effect of a manufacturer rebate on competition by parallel imports in a two‐country model.
Laura Birg
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Personal Income Tax in Romania: Where to? [PDF]
The personal income tax is a topical theme because this tax has a very significant impact on the state budget in any country. There are two types of tax rates in the world that are expressed in percentage terms in relation to the value of taxable ...
Anca BUZIERNESCU
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More cost‐sharing, less cost? Evidence on reference price drugs
Abstract This paper evaluates the causal effects of changes in reference prices (RP) on prices, copayments, and overall expenditures for off‐patent pharmaceuticals. With reference pricing, firms set prices freely and the health plan covers the expenses only up to a certain threshold. We use quarterly data of the German market for anti‐epileptics at the
Annika Herr+2 more
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Formal care of the elderly and health outcomes among adult daughters
Abstract Health‐care expenditures and the demand for caregiving are increasing concerns for policy makers. Although informal care to a certain extent may substitute for costly formal care, providing informal care may come at a cost to caregivers in terms of their own health.
Signe A. Abrahamsen+1 more
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This research study aims to comprehensively examine and compare the growth of Electronic filing of returns associated with Income Tax in the 28 states of India.
Amonkar Virendra+3 more
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Progressivity of Taxes, Skeweness of Income Distribution and Violations of the Progressive Principle in Income Tax Systems [PDF]
Kakwani and Lambert state the three axioms, which should be respected by an equitable tax system. They also proposed a measurement system to evaluate the violations of the axioms. One of the axioms, axiom 2, formulates the progression principle in income
Edyta Mazurek
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The local health impacts of natural resource booms
Abstract This paper uses novel micro‐data on natural resources and administrative health data in Brazil to study how economic booms in minerals affect health at birth. By implementing a reduced‐form estimation of shift‐share research designs, the identification strategy relies on the exogeneity of global commodity prices to municipality‐specific health
Elisa M. Maffioli
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian+3 more
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Reducing inequality by means of taxation is a major concern of welfare state policies. In this context, the distribution of income between men and women is considered to be an important aspect.
Christopher Berka, Philipp Piber
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