Ansgar Wübker

RWI

Prof. Ansgar Wübker

Hohenzollernstr. 1-3

Essen, 45128

Germany

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

16

DOWNLOADS
Rank 45,376

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 45,376

in Total Papers Downloads

892

CITATIONS
Rank 37,774

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 37,774

in Total Papers Citations

9

Scholarly Papers (16)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

Does Better Information About Hospital Quality Affect Patients' Choice? Empirical Findings from Germany

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 08 Apr 2008
Ansgar Wübker, Dirk Sauerland and Achim Wuebker
RWI, Witten/Herdecke University - Department of Management and Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 292 (102,513)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Quality of care, Information, Hospital Choice

2.

Deficits of Public Hospitals in Germany: Empirical Findings From 1998 - 2004

iHEA 2007 6th World Congress: Explorations in Health Economics Paper
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Jun 2007
Ansgar Wübker and Bjoern A. Kuchinke
RWI and Ilmenau University of Technology
Downloads 117 (234,676)

Abstract:

Loading...

3.

The Development of Health Expenditures in the Social Health Insurance (SHI) in Germany Until 2050 - Remaining Challenge for German Health Policy

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 09 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2014
Ansgar Wübker and Dirk Sauerland
RWI and Witten/Herdecke University - Department of Management and Economics
Downloads 105 (253,477)

Abstract:

Loading...

Health Care Expenditures, OLS, Time-Series-Models, VAR-Model, VECM-Model

4.

Do Patients with Compulsory Health Insurance have to Wait Longer? The Influence of the Insurance Status on the Access to Medical Services in the In-Patient Care Sector in Germany

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Apr 2008
Dirk Sauerland, Bjoern A. Kuchinke and Ansgar Wübker
Witten/Herdecke University - Department of Management and Economics, Ilmenau University of Technology and RWI
Downloads 92 (276,531)

Abstract:

Loading...

Waiting time, Financing, Hospital Choice

5.

The Influence of the Health System on Avoidable Deaths from Ischaemic Heart Diseases in East versus West Germany

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 26 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 13 Apr 2009
Christoph Schwierz and Ansgar Wübker
European Commission -DG ECFIN and RWI
Downloads 52 (377,061)

Abstract:

Loading...

multilevel models, hierarchical models, health system performance

6.

Do Hospitals Respond to Increasing Prices by Supplying Fewer Services?

Downloads 42 (411,812)

Do Hospitals Respond to Increasing Prices by Supplying Fewer Services?

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 06 Aug 2015
Martin Salm and Ansgar Wübker
Tilburg University and RWI
Downloads 34 (454,186)

Abstract:

Loading...

Physician-induced demand; hospital care; prospective payment

Do Hospitals Respond to Increasing Prices by Supplying Fewer Services?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9229
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
Martin Salm and Ansgar Wübker
Tilburg University and RWI
Downloads 8 (612,493)

Abstract:

Loading...

physician-induced demand, hospital care, prospective payment

7.

Assessing Inequalities in Preventive Care Use in Europe

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 371
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 05 Jan 2013
Vincenzo Carrieri and Ansgar Wübker
Università degli Studi della Calabria - Department of Economics and Statistics and RWI
Downloads 42 (411,812)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

preventive care, socio-economic related inequalities, concentration indices

8.

The Impact of Private Versus Social Health Insurance on Offered Waiting Times in German Acute Care Hospitals

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 120
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 22 Oct 2009
Christoph Schwierz, Ansgar Wübker and Bjoern A. Kuchinke
European Commission -DG ECFIN, RWI and Ilmenau University of Technology
Downloads 42 (411,812)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Private health insurance, waiting time, German acute care hospitals

9.

Does the Letter Matter (and for Everyone)? Quasi-Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Invitation on Mammography Uptake

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 491
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 30 Jul 2014
Vincenzo Carrieri and Ansgar Wübker
University of Salerno - Department of Economics and RWI
Downloads 30 (461,698)

Abstract:

Loading...

Home invitation; preventive health care; quasi-experiment

10.

Who Gets a Mammogram Amongst European Women Aged 50-69 Years and Why are There Such Large Differences Across European Countries?

Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaft Universität Witten/Herdecke Neue Discussion Paper No. 15
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 18 Sep 2011
Ansgar Wübker
RWI
Downloads 25 (487,241)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

mammogram, physician quality, life expectancy, instrumental variables

11.

Weight Loss and Sexual Activity in Adult Obese Individuals: Establishing a Causal Link

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 Aug 2015
Arndt R. Reichert, Harald Tauchmann and Ansgar Wübker
World Bank, Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and RWI
Downloads 15 (544,400)

Abstract:

Loading...

Obesity; sexual partnership; frequency of intercourse; randomized trial; weight-loss incentives

12.

Determinants of Avoidable Deaths from Ischaemic Heart Diseases in East and West Germany

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 119
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 Oct 2009
Christoph Schwierz and Ansgar Wübker
European Commission -DG ECFIN and RWI
Downloads 15 (544,400)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

Avoidable deaths, ischaemic heart disease, intracardiac catheters, Germany

13.

Explaining Variations in Breast Cancer Screening Across European Countries

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 370
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 Oct 2012
Ansgar Wübker
RWI
Downloads 13 (556,281)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

health economics, prevention, multilevel models, SHARE, cross country differences

14.

Introducing Risk Adjustment and Free Health Plan Choice in Employer-Based Health Insurance: Evidence from Germany

Downloads 9 (580,876)
Citation 1

Introducing Risk Adjustment and Free Health Plan Choice in Employer-Based Health Insurance: Evidence from Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10870
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 10 Jul 2017
Adam Pilny, Ansgar Wübker and Nicolas R. Ziebarth
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), RWI and Cornell University
Downloads 5 (633,732)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

employer-based health insurance, free health plan choice, risk adjustment, health plan switching, adverse selection, German sickness funds, SOEP

Introducing Risk Adjustment and Free Health Plan Choice in Employer-Based Health Insurance: Evidence from Germany

SOEPpaper No. 915
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 12 Oct 2017
Adam Pilny, Ansgar Wübker and Nicolas R. Ziebarth
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), RWI and Cornell University
Downloads 4 (641,306)

Abstract:

Loading...

employer-based health insurance, free health plan choice, risk adjustment, health plan switching, adverse selection, German sickness funds, SOEP

15.

Quasi‐Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Health Information on Preventive Behaviour in Europe

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 78, Issue 6, pp. 765-791, 2016
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 08 Nov 2016
Vincenzo Carrieri and Ansgar Wübker
University of Salerno - Department of Economics and RWI
Downloads 1 (643,830)
Citation 1
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

16.

Measuring the Quality of Health Care: The Connection Between Structure, Process and Outcomes of Care Within Germany; Exemplified by Myocardial Infarction

Disease Management & Health Outcomes, Forthcoming, iHEA 2007 6th World Congress: Explorations in Health Economics Paper
Posted: 22 Jun 2007
Ansgar Wübker
RWI

Abstract:

Loading...

Quality of health care, panel data, Structure - Process - Outcome