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The case for a prefunded healthcare system

4 July 2017
Economic Theory

The case for a prefunded healthcare system

Kristian Niemietz
4 July 2017
Healthcare spending as a proportion of GDP has almost doubled since 1990, from just over 5 per cent to almost … Continue reading “The case for a prefunded healthcare system”

The case for an Office for Intergenerational Responsibility

24 February 2017
Economic Theory

The case for an Office for Intergenerational Responsibility

Diego Zuluaga
24 February 2017
Most Western countries today offer extensive pension and healthcare entitlements which are predicated on inter-generational transfers: those of working age … Continue reading “The case for an Office for Intergenerational Responsibility”

In defence of Chile’s privatised pension system

3 February 2017
Economic Theory

In defence of Chile’s privatised pension system

Kristian Niemietz
3 February 2017
Throughout the summer and autumn of 2016, mass protests erupted all over Chile. Hundreds of thousands of people took to … Continue reading “In defence of Chile’s privatised pension system”

The West’s demographic crisis

18 January 2017
Healthcare

The West’s demographic crisis

Philip Booth
18 January 2017
It is difficult to exaggerate the scale of the population crisis in the West. In previous times in economic history, … Continue reading “The West’s demographic crisis”

Europe’s demographic timebomb

16 September 2016
Healthcare

Europe’s demographic timebomb

Philip Booth
16 September 2016
This article is based on a presentation Prof Booth gave at the Autumn University of the Alliance of European Conservatives … Continue reading “Europe’s demographic timebomb”

Double trouble – how the population crisis will bring about an economic crisis

28 September 2015
Markets and Morality

Double trouble – how the population crisis will bring about an economic crisis

Philip Booth
28 September 2015
Most developed countries have set up systems of welfare that depend on population growth to sustain them. Unfortunately, we are … Continue reading “Double trouble – how the population crisis will bring about an economic crisis”

Why the NHS needs old-age reserves: The case for a prefunded healthcare system

4 August 2015
Healthcare

Why the NHS needs old-age reserves: The case for a prefunded healthcare system

Kristian Niemietz
4 August 2015
Do you remember the time when healthcare professionals used to argue that the NHS was adequately funded, and that further … Continue reading “Why the NHS needs old-age reserves: The case for a prefunded healthcare system”

Prefunded healthcare: sensible, but rare

1 June 2015
Healthcare

Prefunded healthcare: sensible, but rare

Kristian Niemietz
1 June 2015
Individual healthcare costs are generally unpredictable. We cannot know whether we will need healthcare treatment next year, what kind of … Continue reading “Prefunded healthcare: sensible, but rare”

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