Assessing international trade in healthcare services

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Growing evidence indicates that international trade in healthcare services is growing. Nevertheless, a major literature gap exists with regard to the nature of international healthcare trade and its extent. Taking a comprehensive approach, this research examines the magnitude, directions, patterns of specialisation, growth and other aspects related to international trade in healthcare services. Within this framework, trade is analysed with regard to cross border trade, consumption of healthcare by foreign nationals, commercial presence of healthcare services providers, as well as the movement of healthcare professionals across borders.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ECIPE Working Paper ; No. 03/2009

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Empirical Studies of Trade ; Economic Integration ; International Factor Movements and International Business: General ; International Migration ; Multinational Firms; International Business ; Analysis of Health Care Markets
• Subject: healthcare services ; international trade ; modes of supply ; cross border trade ; consumption abroad ; commercial presence ; movement of natural persons

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Herman, Lior
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE)
• (where): Brussels
• (when): 2009

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/174830
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