Working Papers in Health Policy and Management

The Working Papers in Health Policy and Management series is a product of cutting-edge empirical and policy research conducted by faculty, doctoral candidates and others at the Berlin University of Technology’s Department of Health Care Management. Aiming to encourage intellectual exchange and ensure the rapid dissemination of research findings, the series encompasses both unabridged study reports and works in progress. Topics to date include the role of health shocks in quitting smoking, health inequalities in Germany, and determinants of hospital costs and performance variation in the context of the EuroDRG project. All issues are official publications – with a series name, volume number and ISBN/ISSN – and may be cited. In cases where a study has been subsequently published in a professional journal, a link has been provided.