How Generous Are Contemporary Pension Systems? A Comparative Study of the European Countries

Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to describe the implementation and uptake of biosimilar trastuzumab in Denmark compared with other European countries. Methods European data for usage of trastuzumab was supplied by IQVIA™, using the MIDAS® dataset. A comparison was performed based on market share estimated in sales volume. A separate comparison was undertaken between countries with a full two-fold switch between different biosimilars. Data was collected spanning the time from first registered sales of biosimilar trastuzumab until the 1st quarter of 2020. Results Denmark had the fastest and most thorough uptake of biosimilar trastuzumab compared with other EU countries. After 3 months, the market share of biosimilar trastuzumab had increased to 90% while the second fastest country had a 50% market share after 3 months. Only two other countries had undergone a full second switch between biosimilars, Hungary and Norway. All of the three countries made near complete switches between biosimilars while only Denmark had reduced the use of biooriginator below 10%. Conclusion The implementation of biosimilar trastuzumab in Denmark was rapid and achieved high overall uptake compared with other EU countries. The switch from one biosimilar to another was also achieved quickly and thoroughly. We believe that the rapid dissemination of information and involvement of all stakeholders — administrators, pharmacies, prescribers, nurses, and patients — constitute the backbone of the Danish success. A similar strategy is recommend for biosimilar implementation in other countries.

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The Impact of Cultural Attitudes Toward Environmental Issues on the Green Entrepreneurship Entry Level: A Comparative Study of Three European Countries

Eurasian Business Perspectives - Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-67913-6_15 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 217-232

Author(s):

Maria Azucena Perez Alonso ◽

Jose Carlos Sanchez Garcia ◽

Maria João Cardoso Pinto

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

European Countries ◽

Cultural Attitudes ◽

Entry Level ◽

Green Entrepreneurship ◽

The Impact

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FINANCIAL PROVISION OF THE PENSION SYSTEM IN THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND UKRAINE UNDER GLOBALIZATION

Science and Studies of Accounting and Finance Problems and Perspectives ◽

10.15544/ssaf.2012.10 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 73-80

Author(s):

Tetiana Ivashchenko

Keyword(s):

Pension System ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Financial Economic ◽

European Countries ◽

Pension Insurance ◽

Pension Systems ◽

The Social ◽

System Functioning ◽

The Impact

The most contradictions arise today over the pension system reforming. Each year the states spent significant resources to finance social and economic needs of the population. The positive effect of the nominal growth of the social and economic guarantees in Ukraine leveled nowadays in terms of financial, economic and political instability. Also the processes of depopulation have a very negative impact on the financial viability of the PAYG pension system. Given this, the research aim was to study and discuss tendencies in financial provision of the pension systems in the European countries and Ukraine under globalization. As a result in the process of research the main features of functioning and providing of the pension insurance systems in European countries and Ukraine were examined; the impact of the depopulation processes on the financial provision of the pension systems was determined; problems, related to introduction of the funded system of pension insurance were analyzed; the role of the minimum pension institute in provision of the effective pension system functioning was disclosed and recommendations in relation to optimization of pension insurance and providing сo-operation under globalization were developed.

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Mapping Shia Muslim Communities in Europe

Journal of Muslims in Europe ◽

10.1163/22117954-12341345 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 145-157 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yafa Shanneik ◽

Chris Heinhold ◽

Zahra Ali

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Case Studies ◽

European Countries ◽

Nation State ◽

Special Issue ◽

Muslims In Europe ◽

Muslim Communities ◽

Historical Developments ◽

First Time

AbstractThis article provides an introduction to the special issue onMapping Shia Muslim Communities in Europe.1 With six empirically rich case studies on Shia Muslim communities in various European countries, this issue intends: first, to illustrate the historical developments and emergence of the Shia presence in Europe; second, to highlight the local particularities of the various Shia communities within each nation state and demonstrate their transnational links; and third, to provide for the first time an empirical comparative study on the increasingly visible presence of Shia communities in Europe that fills an important gap in research on Muslims in Europe.

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