title: [Fostering of health economics in Germany].
abstract: Health economics is now well established in Germany with the aim to apply economic tools to answer problems in health and health care. After a short review of the international development of health economics and the development in Germany in particular, the article looks at selected recent topics of health economic analysis in Germany (economic evaluation, industrial economics, health and education).
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaftslehre, insb. Finanzwissenschaft, Universität Bayreuth, 95440, Bayreuth, Deutschland. volker.ulrich@uni-bayreuth.de
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ulrich
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D005858:Germany; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006266:Health Education / Q000191:economics*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics*; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics*