The demand factors for cesareans in Portugal – some preliminary results

The aim of this work is to determine the demand factors for cesareans in Portugal. This work is exploratory and preliminary. Data is aggregated in NUTSII , for the period 2002-10. The number of cesareans performed is count data which requires the estimation of this panel data by a negative binomial with fixed effects. The main result is the evidence that there may be induced demand for cesareans in Portugal. Further research is needed.

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Year of publication:	2012-12-31
Authors:	Tavares, Aida Isabel ; Rocha, Tania
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	cesareans \| demand factors \| induced demand \| count data \| negative binomial

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis ; C50 - Econometric Modeling. General ; I10 - Health. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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