Medical Tourism in Germany

Dr. Klaus Schmerler is a researcher at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. His research focuses on the empirical investigation of medical tourism and trade in health services, a topic at the intersection of health economics, econometrics and international trade.

• A Dearth of Empirical Investigations.- Traveling for Treatment: Taxonomy, Patient Flows and Candidate Drivers.- The Sum of Its Parts: A Structured Approach to the Modeling of Destination Choice.- Drivers of Medical Travel at the National Level.- Drivers of Medical Travel at the Hospital Level.- Drivers of Medical Tourism at the Individual Level.- Connecting the Dots: Implications for Destinations and Policy Makers.