infonet-economy

Microeconomic theory predicts that if patients are fully insured and providers are paid fee-for-service, utilization of medical services exceeds the efficient level (‘moral hazard effect’).
In Switzerland, both demand-side cost sharing and upply-side cost sharing have been introduced to mitigate this problem. Analyzing a panel dataset of about 150,000 adults, we find both types...

Primate electrophysiological and lesion studies indicate a prominent role of the left dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) in action selection based on learned sensorimotor associations. Here we applied transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to human left PMd at low or high intensity while right-handed individuals performed externally paced sequential key presses with their left hand....

The primary motor cortex (M1) is the main effector structure implicated in the generation of voluntary movements and is directly involved in motor learning. The intrinsic horizontal neuronal connections of M1 exhibit short-term and long-term plasticity, which is a strong substrate for learning-related map reorganization. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied for few...

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique that has been shown to alter cortical excitability and activity via application of weak direct currents. Beyond intracortical effects, functional imaging as well as behavioral studies are suggesting additional tDCS-driven alterations of subcortical areas, however, direct evidence for such...

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation tool suited to alter cortical excitability and activity via application of direct currents. The long-lasting synaptic modifications induced by this stimulation technique have been shown to result in behavioral functional improvements. This might be related to tDCS-induced modulations of associations...

Der biologische Lebensstandard bezeichnet die Erfassung des Wohlstandes von Bevölkerungsgruppen anhand von Körpergrössen. Insbesondere werden in der historischen Anthropometrie sozioökonomische Erklärungen für die Entwicklung der Körpergrössen gesucht. Die durchschnittliche Körperhöhe ist hierbei ein geeignetes Mass für das langfristige Wohlbefinden. Vor allem die Lebensumstände in...

Der liberale Reformvorschlag sieht eine Aufteilung der Krankenpflegeversicherung in eine obligatorische Hochrisikoversicherung (ab CHF 10.000/Jahr) und eine freiwillige Grundpflegeversicherung (bis CHF 10.000/Jahr) vor, letztere mit risikoorientierten Prämien. Die Prämie für die obligatorische Deckung sinkt dadurch um 60%. Die Prämie für die Grundpflegeversicherung kann so festgelegt...

Over the last years, many approaches have emerged that attempt to measure the contribution of firms to sustainable development, i.e. corporate sustainability. Our review of existing methodologies for the assessment of corporate sustainability reveals two major shortcomings. First, value creation as a core condition for sustainability as well as for further contributions to economic...