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* I am very grateful to Hugh Gravelle for his role in developing this chapter. Wynand van de Ven, Joe Newhouse and Tony Culyer also provided useful comments. The Health Economics Research Unit is funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Executive Health Department. Any errors or omissions are the responsibility of the author.