Cross-Border Mobility in Health Care

Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Jubiläumsfonds)

The project undertakes an economic analysis of the nature and the consequences of cross-border mobility in health care. The in-depth analysis focuses on two case studies, the analysis of dental care tourism between Austria and Hungary and the analysis of nurse migration from Central-Eastern European countries to Austria. The research builds on a literature review and an examination of the legal and institutional context for cross-border mobility. The empirical analysis of the two case studies uses disrete choice analysis. Finally, the results will be discussed with regard to perspectives and implications of health care mobility in Europe.