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Michael Kuhn

Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography

Prinz Eugenstr. 8-10

Vienna, 1040

Austria

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Scholarly Papers (16)

1.

Health and Economic Growth

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11939
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 17 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2022
David E. Bloom, Michael Kuhn and Klaus Prettner
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography and Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
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economic well-being, economic development, poverty traps, productivity, health, longevity, living standards, neoclassical and R&D-based growth

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The Global Economic Burden of Dengue in 2020–2050: Estimates and Projections for 141 Countries and Territories

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 16 Jan 2024
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University
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Economic burden, Dengue, Global health

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Direct-to-Consumer Advertising in Pharmaceutical Markets

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1493
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 Jul 2005
Kurt Richard Brekke and Michael Kuhn
NHH Norwegian School of Economics - Department of Economics and Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography
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marketing, pharmaceuticals, oligopoly

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Medical innovation, life expectancy, and economic growth

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 13 Feb 2025
University of Bologna, University of Urbino - Faculty of Economics, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography and Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
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I15, J11, O41, O47 Medical Innovation, Industrial Innovation, Life Expectancy, Health, Epidemiological Transition, Economic Growth

The Economic Burden of Chronic Diseases: Estimates and Projections for China, Japan and South Korea

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10896
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 31 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography, University College Dublin (UCD) - Geary Institute, University of Waikato - Department of Economics and Finance and Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
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health interventions, human capital, non-communicable diseases, aggregate output, ageing, East Asia

The Economic Burden of Chronic Diseases: Estimates and Projections for China, Japan, and South Korea

NBER Working Paper No. w23601
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 25 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2023
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography, Queen's University Management School, University of Waikato - Department of Economics and Finance and Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
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Modern Infectious Diseases: Macroeconomic Impacts and Policy Responses

NBER Working Paper No. w27757
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 31 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 06 May 2023
David E. Bloom, Michael Kuhn and Klaus Prettner
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography and Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
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Modern Infectious Diseases: Macroeconomic Impacts and Policy Responses

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13625
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 31 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
David E. Bloom, Michael Kuhn and Klaus Prettner
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography and Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
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economic epidemiology, health, economic growth, economic burden of disease, infectious disease, influenza, tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, epidemics, pandemics, inequality, SIR Model, general equilibrium macroeconomic models, welfare, human capital, health policy

Modern Infectious Diseases: Macroeconomic Impacts and Policy Responses

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15997
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 24 May 2021
David E. Bloom, Michael Kuhn and Klaus Prettner
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography and Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
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Africa's Prospects for Enjoying a Demographic Dividend

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10161
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
David E. Bloom, Michael Kuhn and Klaus Prettner
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography and Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
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Africa, declining fertility, demographic dividend, development, education, health, infrastructure

Africa’s Prospects for Enjoying a Demographic Dividend

NBER Working Paper No. w22560
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 31 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2023
David E. Bloom, Michael Kuhn and Klaus Prettner
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography and Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
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On the Competitive Effect of Informative Advertising

NHH Dept. of Economics Discussion Paper No. 16/2009
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 Feb 2010
Kurt Richard Brekke and Michael Kuhn
NHH Norwegian School of Economics - Department of Economics and Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography
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Informative Advertising, Price Competition, Product

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Does Human Capital Compensate for Depopulation?

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 14 Mar 2023
Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography, Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics and Vienna University of Technology
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human capital, Fertility, Depopulation, International migration, Economic growth, Quality-quantity tradeoff

The Contribution of Female Health to Economic Development

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9268
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 04 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
David E. Bloom, Michael Kuhn and Klaus Prettner
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography and Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
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economic development, educational transition, female health, fertility transition, quality-quantity trade-off

The Contribution of Female Health to Economic Development

NBER Working Paper No. w21411
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2023
David E. Bloom, Michael Kuhn and Klaus Prettner
Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography and Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
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Does Human Capital Compensate for Depopulation

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Aug 2022
Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography, Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics and Vienna University of Technology
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human capital, Fertility, Depopulation, International migration, economic growth, Quality-quantity tradeoff

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The Burden and Impact of Intervention Strategies for Heart Failure in China (2025–2035): A Health-Augmented Macroeconomic Modeling Study

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 07 Apr 2025
Government of the People's Republic of China - Beijing Hospital, Tsinghua University, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - Department of Cardiology, Government of the People's Republic of China - Beijing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - Department of Cardiology, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography, Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - Department of Cardiology, Government of the People's Republic of China - Beijing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) - Division of Elderly Health, Harvard University - T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - Department of Cardiology
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heart failure, Macroeconomic Burden, Cost-benefit Interventions, Aging Population, China, BNP Screening, Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy, Sustainable Development Goals

13.

Upcoding and Optimal Auditing in Health Care (or The Economics of DRG Creep)

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6689
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 09 Jun 2008
Michael Kuhn and Luigi Siciliani
Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography and University of York
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DRG creep, Falsification, Hospitals

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The value of information for optimal harvesting under a random rate of resource collapse

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Feb 2026
Thorsten Upmann, Stefan Wrzaczek and Michael Kuhn
Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg, Vienna University of Technology and Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography
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renewable resource management, value of information, optimal control, singular control, regime shift.

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Performance Indicators for Quality with Adverse Selection, Gaming and Inequality Aversion

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6261
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 21 May 2008
Michael Kuhn and Luigi Siciliani
Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography and University of York
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adverse selection, falsification, inequality aversion, moral hazard, performance, quality

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Health, Survival and Consumption Over the Life Cycle: Individual Vs. Social Optimum

iHEA 2007 6th World Congress: Explorations in Health Economics Paper
Posted: 28 Jun 2007
Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography, Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography, Vienna University of Technology and Vienna University of Technology - Institute for Econometrics, Operations Research and Systems Theory

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age-structured optimal control, health care spending, life-cycle model