Martin Schellhorn

The Evolution of Income-related Health Inequalities in Switzerland Over Time (2006)

Leu, Robert E., Schellhorn, Martin

This article presents new evidence on income-related health inequality and its development over time in Switzerland. We employ the methods lined out in Van Doorslaer and Jones (2003, “Inequalities...

Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Stochastic Simulations (2004)

Franz, Wolfgang, Göggelmann, Klaus, Schellhorn, Martin, Winker, Peter

Different stochastic simulation methods are used in order to check the robustness of the outcome of policy simulations with a macroeconometric model. A macroeconometric disequilibriummodel of the...

Struktur, Organisation und Evolution biologischer Systeme. (1965)

Schellhorn, Martin.

Berlin, Humboldt-U., Phil. F., Diss. v. 15. Dez. 1965 (Nicht f. d. Aust.).

The Effect of Health Changes and Long-term Health on the Work Activity of Older Canadians

Thomas F. Crossley, Martin Schellhorn

Using longitudinal data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS), we study the relationship between health and employment among older Canadians. We focus on two issues: (1) the...

The Effect of Health Changes and Long-term Health on the Work Activity of Older Canadians

Thomas F. Crossley, Martin Schellhorn

Using longitudinal data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS), we study the relationship between health and employment among older Canadians. We focus on two issues: (1) the...

The Evolution of Income-Related Health Inequalities in Switzerland over Time

Leu, Robert E., Schellhorn, Martin

This paper presents new evidence on income-related health inequality and its development over time in Switzerland. We employ the methods lined out in van Doorslaer and Jones (2003) and van Doorslaer...

Nonparametric Bounds on the Effect of Deductibles in Health Care Insurance on Doctor Visits - Swiss Evidence

Michael Gerfin, Martin Schellhorn

We evaluate the effect of the size of deductibles in the basic health insurance in Switzerland on the probability of a doctor visit. We employ nonparametric bounding techniques to minimise...

The Effect of Health Changes and Long-term Health on the Work Activity of Older Canadians

Thomas F. Crossley, Martin Schellhorn

Using longitudinal data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS), we study the relationship between health and employment among older Canadians. We focus on two issues: (1) the...

The Evolution of Income-Related Inequalities in Health Care Utilization in Switzerland over Time

Leu, Robert E., Schellhorn, Martin

This study investigates equity in access to health care in Switzerland over time, using nationwide representative survey data from 1982, 1992, 1997 and 2002. Both simple quintile distributions and...

Auswirkungen wählbarer Selbstbehalte in der Krankenversicherung : Lehren aus der Schweiz?

Martin Schellhorn

In diesem Papier wird diskutiert, ob die Einführung wählbarer Selbstbehalte in der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung einen sinnvollen Weg zur Kosteneinsparung im Gesundheitswesen darstellt....

Quasi - Monte Carlo Methods in Stochastic Simulations

Franz, Wolfgang, Göggelmann, Klaus, Schellhorn, Martin, Winker, Peter

Different stochastic simulation methods are used in order to check the robustness of the outcome of policy simulations with a macroeconometric model. A macroeconometric disequilibriummodel of the...

The effect of variable health insurance deductibles on the demand for physician visits

Martin Schellhorn

In order to contain cost in the health care sector, the introduction of consumer incentives in health insurance has been suggested and realized in many countries. The Swiss health system reform of...

The effect of health changes and long-term health on the work activity of older Canadians

Thomas F. Crossley, Martin Schellhorn

Using longitudinal data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS), we study the relationship between health and employment among older Canadians. We focus on two issues: (1) the...

The Effect of Health Changes and Long-Term Health on the Work Activity of Older Canadians

Au, Doreen, Crossley, Thomas F., Schellhorn, Martin

Using longitudinal data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS), we study the relationship between health and employment among older Canadians. We focus on two issues: (1) the...

The evolution of income-related health inequalities in Switzerland over time

Robert E. Leu, Martin Schellhorn

This paper presents new evidence on income-related health inequality and its development over time in Switzerland. We employ the methods lined out in van Doorslaer and Jones (2003) and van Doorslaer...

The evolution of income-related inequalities in health care utilization in Switzerland over time

Robert E. Leu, Martin Schellhorn

This study investigates equity in access to health care in Switzerland over time, using nationwide representative survey data from 1982, 1992, 1997 and 2002. Both simple quintile distributions and...

Wählbare Selbstbehalte in der Krankenversicherung der Schweiz: Nachfragesteuerung oder Selektion?

Martin Schellhorn

This paper discusses if the choice of a higher deductible in mandatory Swiss health insurance leads to a reduction of health care utilization. A GMM estimator which takes into account the potential...

Nonparametric bounds on the effect of deductibles in health care insurance on doctor visits - Swiss evidence

Michael Gerfin, Martin Schellhorn

We evaluate the effect of the size of deductibles in the basic health insurance in Switzerland on the probability of a doctor visit. We employ nonparametric bounding techniques to minimise...

Health services utilization of elderly Swiss: evidence from panel data

Martin Schellhorn, Andreas E. Stuck, Christoph E. Minder, John C. Beck

The demand for health care services by the elderly is a topic of growing importance because of changes in the demographic structure in many countries. This paper provides estimates of the...

A Comparison of Alternative Methods to Model Endogeneity in Count Models. An Application to the Demand for Health Care and Health Insurance Choice.

Martin Schellhorn

Several estimators have been suggested to tackle the problem of endogenous regressors and selectivity in count regression models. They differ in the structure and the degree of parametrization of the...

The Evolution of Income-related Health Inequalities in Switzerland Over Time

Robert E. Leu, Martin Schellhorn

This article presents new evidence on income-related health inequality and its development over time in Switzerland. We employ the methods lined out in Van Doorslaer and Jones (2003, "Inequalities in...

Quasi-Monte Carlo methods in stochastic simulations: An application to policy simulations using a disequilibrium model of the West German economy 1960-1994

Klaus Göggelmann, Peter Winker, Martin Schellhorn, Wolfgang Franz

Different stochastic simulation methods are used in order to check the robustness of the outcome of policy simulations. The application of a macroeconometric disequilibrium model of the West German...