Hospital costs in Catalonia: a stochastic frontier analysis

A multiproduct stochastic hospital cost frontier is estimated on panel data for 43 Catalan hospitals over the period 1988-91 on the assumption that inefficiency remains constant over time. In addition to reporting estimates of inefficiency, the paper reports estimates of economies of scope and economies of scale.

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Year of publication:	1996
Authors:	Wagstaff, Adam ; Lopez, Guillem
Published in:	Applied Economics Letters. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1350-4851. - Vol. 3.1996, 7, p. 471-474
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Journals

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