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What new theories, evidence, and policies have shaped health economics in the 21st century? Editors Mark Pauly, Thomas McGuire, and Pedro Pita Barros assemble the expertise of leading authorities in this survey of substantive issues. In 16 chapters they cover recent developments in health economics, from medical spending growth to the demand for health care, the markets for pharmaceutical products, the medical workforce, and equity in health and health care. Its global perspective, including an emphasis on low and middle-income countries, will result in the same high citations that made Volume 1 (2000) a foundational text.

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The Handbook of Health Economics has been at the core of the reading list for our graduate programme since its original publication. This new volume will enhance its position as a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the literature and broadens the scope of the original Handbook. --Andrew M. Jones, University of York This wholly-new Handbook is wonderfully up-to-date, comprehensive, accessible, and destined to be widely read by researchers, students, and policymakers. Kudos for having commissioned such outstanding authors and chosen these topics for coverage. --Randall P. Ellis, Boston University, and President, American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) An absolutely vital must-have reference volume. The sixteen chapters provide detailed, thorough and readable surveys of current conceptual and empirical issues, each written by distinguished active researchers. --Ernst R. Berndt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology

The Handbook of Health Economics has been at the core of the reading list for our graduate programme since its original publication. This new Volume will enhance its position as a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the literature and broadens the scope of the original Handbook. --Andrew M. Jones, University of York This wholly-new Handbook is wonderfully up-to-date, comprehensive, accessible, and destined to be widely read by researchers, students, and policymakers. Kudos for having commissioned such outstanding authors and chosen these topics for coverage. --Randall P. Ellis, Boston University, and President, American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) An absolutely vital must-have reference volume. The sixteen chapters provide detailed, thorough and readable surveys of current conceptual and empirical issues, each written by distinguished active researchers. --Ernst R. Berndt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology

The Handbook of Health Economics has been at the core of the reading list for our graduate programme since its original publication. This new Volume will enhance its position as a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the literature and broadens the scope of the original Handbook. --Andrew M. Jones, University of York This wholly-new Handbook is wonderfully up-to-date, comprehensive, accessible, and destined to be widely read by researchers, students, and policymakers. Kudos for having commissioned such outstanding authors and chosen these topics for coverage. --Randall P. Ellis, Boston University, and President, American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon)

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"Mark Pauly is Bendheim Professor, Professor of Health Care Management, Professor of Business and Public Policy, Professor of Insurance and Risk Management, and Professor of Economics at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. Thomas McGuire is Professor of Economics in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School and Co-Editor of the Journal of Health Economics. Pedro Pita Barros is the 2005 winner of the ""Grande-Oficial da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique,"" awarded by the President of Portugal. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal ""Economia da Saude - Conceitos e Comportamentos."""

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