Financing universal health care: Premiums or payroll taxes?

B-Tier
Journal: European Economic Review
Year: 2024
Volume: 166
Issue: C

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper presents a stochastic overlapping generations model with endogenous health investment to study the transition from the existing hybrid health insurance system in Germany towards a uniform system, financed by either funded or unfunded premiums or payroll taxes.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:eecrev:v:166:y:2024:i:c:s0014292124000849
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25