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  1. 1. Marketisation of Swedish Primary Care : Patient Choice, Provider Competition and Payment Incentives

    Författare :Sofie Vengberg; Ulrika Winblad; Mio Fredriksson; Gustav Kjellsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; patient choice; provider competition; payment incentive; reimbursement; primary care; marketisation; Sweden; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

    Sammanfattning : In the last decades, market elements—such as patient choice, provider competition and payment incentives—have been introduced in Swedish primary care, the Patient Choice reform in 2010 being pivotal for the marketisation of the sector. The political intentions with the reform were to empower patients and increase provider diversity, thereby stimulating competition and improving quality and access. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Essays on Behavioral Economics and Policies for Provision of Ecosystem Services

    Författare :Anna Nordén; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; behavioral economics; economic experiments; monetary incentives; conditional payments; Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation REDD ; payment for ecosystem services PES programs; targeting; spillovers; field experiment; cash payments; in-kind payments; stated preferences; crowding out; entrance fee; donation; voluntary contribution; protected areas; Costa Rica;

    Sammanfattning : Forests provide key ecosystem services such as clean water, timber, habitat for fisheries, carbon sequestration, pollination, and biodiversity. However, many of these services are being lost or degraded at a furious pace, brought about by human activity. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Do Financial Incentives Make a Difference? : A Comparative Study of the Effects of Performance-Based Reimbursement in Swedish Health Care

    Författare :Ewa Forsberg; Finn Kamper-Jörgensen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Medical sciences; Financial incentives; efficiency; work environment; professional autonomy; leadership; cost awareness; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Social Medicine; socialmedicin;

    Sammanfattning : Financial incentives have become important in health care all over the world. This thesis compares one council implementing a new payment system based on performance based reimbursement (PBR) with ten councils retaining an annual budget system. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Essays on Delegated Search and Temporary Work Agencies

    Författare :Tomas Raattamaa; Magnus Wikström; Thomas Aronsson; Mats Bergman; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; delegated search; principal-agent; matching; transition probability; temporary work agencies; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Paper [I] models a game, where two temporary work agencies (TWAs) compete to fill a vacancy at a client firm (CF). They simultaneously choose how much effort to expend, based on their expectation of how good their opponent’s best candidate will be. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Health financing systems and drug use in rural China

    Författare :Hengjin Dong; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Health financing system; Health insurance; Drug use; Pharmaceuticals; Antibiotics; Care-seeking behaviour; Prescribing behaviour; Outpatient; Provider; Exit interview; China;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to study the association between health-care financing systems and health-care consumers' drug use and health providers' prescribing in six Chinese counties. In a cross-sectional study, a multistage sampling procedure was used to select provinces, counties, townships and villages. LÄS MER