METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF ASSESSING ENTERPRISE’S ECONOMIC SECURITY

Assessing the economic burden of injuries due to accidents: methodological problems illustrated with some examples from the literature.

This paper provides a survey of methodological problems encountered in an assessment of the economic consequences of accidents in The Netherlands. A sound epidemiological basis for such calculations appears to be lacking due to inadequate data-registration systems. We also discuss some studies of the economic costs of injuries due to accidents for other countries, which have used either a preva...

SOURCES OF ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY FOR CHINA'S TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE ENTERPRISES

Specific guidelines for assessing and improving the methodological quality of economic evaluations of newborn screening

BACKGROUND Economic evaluation of newborn screening poses specific methodological challenges. Amongst others, these challenges refer to the use of quality adjusted life years (QALYs) in newborns, and which costs and outcomes need to be considered in a full evaluation of newborn screening programmes. Because of the increasing scale and scope of such programmes, a better understanding of the meth...

Food Security and Economic Growth

T  his study aimed to examine the relationship between food security, health and economic growth. These three components together form the vertices of a triangle. How much does food security strategies in a country bring more health to its people? Is the  healthy population richer? What is the impact of health on income, and to what extent are income variation am...

National Security and Economic Growth

D uring the past few decades, national security plays a central role in the process of economic development. Also, foreign investment and trade have rapidly increased worldwide and have enhanced economic growth in developing countries. Although foreign investment and trade bring huge economic benefits, many developing countries fear that by opening up markets to competition and forei...