Publications of the Research Group Health Care Markets and Health Policy

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 26-047 // 2026

    Intellectual Property Rights and Value-Based Pricing

    Patents let pharmaceutical firms price new therapeutics largely free from competitive constraint. Outside the U.S., value-based pricing (VBP) ties market access and price to evidence of therapeutic benefit or…

  2. #ZEWPodcast // 2026

    Health Apps: More Quantity, but Not Necessarily More Quality

    Health apps have long been ubiquitous, ranging from step counters on mobile phones to specialised digital therapies. In the latest background edition of “Wirklich Wirtschaft”, Dr. Sabrina Schubert, a researcher…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2025

    Earnings of university dropouts across Europe

    This paper investigates relative earnings of individuals leaving tertiary education without a degree across 18 European countries employing survey data on adult workers. We find that, on average, university…

  4. Non-Refereed Journal // 2025

    Digitalisierung im Gesundheitswesen – ein langer Weg

    Die digitale Transformation des Gesundheitswesens ermöglicht durch umfassende Daten personalisierte Therapien und erfolgsbasierte Vergütung. Kluge Regulierung muss drohende datenbasierte Monopole durch…