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An Application of Price and Quantity Indexes in the Analysis of Changes in Expenditures on Physician Services
Denton, Frank T.; Feaver, Christine H.; Spencer, Byron G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2008
Price and quantity indexes are applied in the analysis of expenditure on physician services in the province of Ontario, Canada, using newly available data files for 1992 and 2004. Price indexes for such services are found to have increased less rapidly than indexes of general inflation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763298
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An Application of Price and Quantity Indexes in the Analysis of Changes in Expenditures on Physician Services
Denton, Frank T.; Feaver, Christine H.; Spencer, Byron G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2008
Price and quantity indexes are applied in the analysis of expenditure on physician services in the province of Ontario, Canada, using newly available data files for 1992 and 2004. Price indexes for such services are found to have increased less rapidly than indexes of general inflation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181118
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A review of instrumental variables estimation in the applied health sciences
Grootendorst, Paul - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007
– are limited by strong and untestable assumptions. Instrumental variables estimation can be a viable alternative. In this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181073
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The Dynamics of Depression from Adolescence to Early Adulthood
Contoyannis, Paul; Li, Jinhu - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2014
) and employ a recently5developed instrumental variable approach for the estimation of dynamic quantile regression models …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010892257
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A Review of the Literature and An Analysis of Mortality and Hospitalization Data to Examine Patterns of Injuries Among Canadian Seniors
Raina, Parminder; Torrance, Vicki; Lindsay, Joan - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 1997
Injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among seniors in Canada, resulting in large personal and economic … costs. However, despite the importance injuries play in the health of seniors, with the exception of falls, there has been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005196123
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Exploring the Effects of Population Change on the Costs of Physician Services
Denton, Frank T.; Gafni, Amiram; Spencer, Byron G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2001
The effects of population aging on future health care costs are an important public policy concern in many countries … can affect the aggregate and per capita costs of such services. The principal data set (unpublished, for Ontario) provides … (historical or projected) on physician costs, and to decompose the effects into population growth effects and population aging …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763330
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Exploring the Effects of Population Change on the Costs of Physician Services
Denton, Frank T.; Gafni, Amiram; Spencer, Byron G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2001
The effects of population aging on future health care costs are an important public policy concern in many countries … can affect the aggregate and per capita costs of such services. The principal data set (unpublished, for Ontario) provides … (historical or projected) on physician costs, and to decompose the effects into population growth effects and population aging …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181121
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Is There an Age Pattern in the Treatment of AMI? Evidence from Ontario
Grignon, Michel; Spencer, Byron G.; Wang, Li - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2010
In this article we analyse the rates at which those admitted to hospital with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) receive aggressive treatment, assess how those rates have changed over time, and ask whether there is evidence of age discrepancies. Estimates made on the basis of data from an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693061
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The Private Cost of Long-Term Care in Canada: Where You Live Matters
Fernandes, Natasha; Spencer, Byron G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2010
Canadians expect the same access to health care whether they are rich or poor, and wherever they live, often without direct charge at the point of service. However, we find that the private cost of long-term care differs greatly across the country, and within provinces, we find substantial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693063
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Is There an Age Pattern in the Treatment of AMI? Evidence from Ontario
Grignon, Michel; Spencer, Byron G.; Wang, Li - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2010
In this article we analyse the rates at which those admitted to hospital with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) receive aggressive treatment, assess how those rates have changed over time, and ask whether there is evidence of age discrepancies. Estimates made on the basis of data from an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693064