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Gesundheitsökonometrie
The focus of this research unit is on applying state-of-the-art statistical and econometric methods to applied questions with focus on health economics, insurance, public health and epidemiology. In most of our work, we combine empirical questions with theoretical contributions in terms of novel identification strategies or advances in econometric modelling.
Members of this unit are:
- Dr. Helmut Farbmacher (Head of Unit)
- Dr. Martin Spindler (Senior Researcher)
- Raphael Guber (Researcher)
Laufende Projekte:
- Does Insurance make Overconfident?
- Public Health in Germany
- Health Disparities in the United States
- Health Effects of Early Retirement
- Demography and the Costs of Health Care in Germany
- ISSP7: Healthy, Happy and Idle: Estimating the Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages in Germany
- Making it right? Social norms, handwriting and human capital
- Long-term Care in Europe
- Nonparametric Modelling of Demand for Health Care Utilization
- Problems in High-dimensional Econometrics
- Asymmetric Information in Insurance Markets
Abgeschlossene Projekte:
- The Effect of Education on Old Age Cognitive Abilities
- The Effect of Children on Depression in Old Age
- The recent economic crisis and old-age health in Europe
- Die Produktivität des deutschen Gesundheitswesens im internationalen Vergleich
- Pensions for Reduced Earning Capacity and Health Status
- Social Determinants of Mental Illnesses
- Education and Health
- Older People's Statements on their Childhood Circumstances
- Education, Health and Cognitive Abilities
- Aging, Cognitive Abilities and Retirement
- How do unisex rating regulations affect gender differences in insurance premiums?
- Migration and health
- Health and Retirement Behavior
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