The challenge of global population aging has been brought into sharper focus by the
financial crisis of 2008. In particular, growing national debt has drawn government attention …

Although the consequences of population aging for growth in health expenditures have
been widely investigated, research on this topic is rather fragmented. Therefore, these …

Population aging and public health expenditure mainly dedicated to older dependent
persons present major challenges for the European Union (EU) Member States, with …

With the aspiration for a long life now achievable for many individuals, the status of old age
as a distinct social position has become problematic. In this radical re-examination of the …

Das vorliegende Lehrbuch ist das Ergebnis langjähriger Beschäftigung mit der Sozialpolitik
in Forschung und Lehre. Es stellt–nach einer knapp gehaltenen wissenschaftstheoretischen …

The number of seniors and prevalence of chronic conditions are increasing worldwide,
resulting in more pressure on health systems. Health Information Technologies (HIT) present …

The main objective of this study is to examine the effect of health on economic growth based
on 719 estimates obtained from 64 studies from all over the world. We find evidence of a …

Increases in human stature are a key indicator of improvements in the average health of
populations. In this article I present and analyse a new data set for the average height of …

This paper extends the concept of the resource curse by studying whether and through
which transmission channels natural resource wealth affects social spending. Even though …

Objectives The relationship between health care expenditures and health care outcomes,
such as life expectancy and mortality, is complex. Research outcomes show different and …