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An Analysis of Hospital Efficiency and Productivity Growth Using the Luenberger Productivity Indicator
Barros, Carlos Pestana; Menezes, António Gomes de; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
We analyze the efficiency and productivity growth of a representative sample of Portuguese hospitals from 1997 to 2004 …, using an innovative approach by employing the directional distance function and the Luenberger productivity indicator. The … productivity indicator that is decomposed into the usual constituents of productivity growth: technological change and efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233852
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The Impact of Teams on Output, Quality and Downtime: An Empirical Analysis Using Individual Panel Data
Kato, Takao; Jones, Derek C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
enhances productivity and quality through mechanisms including employees becoming better motivated, more informed and paying … greater attention to product details, we find that membership in offline teams: (i) initially enhances individual productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761809
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Returns to Childbirth Technologies: Evidence from Preterm Births
Daysal, N. Meltem; Trandafir, Mircea; van Ewijk, Reyn - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We investigate the impact of obstetrician supervision, as opposed to midwife supervision, on the short-term health of low-risk newborns. We exploit a unique policy rule in the Netherlands that creates a large discontinuity in the probability of a low-risk birth being attended by an obstetrician...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884122
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Does Full Insurance Increase the Demand for Health Care?
Boes, Stefan; Gerfin, Michael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We estimate the causal effect of having full health insurance on health care expenditures. We take advantage of a unique quasi-experimental setup in which deductibles and co-payments were zero in a managed care plan, and non-zero in regular insurance, until a policy change forced all individuals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884128
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Learning-by-Doing in a Highly Skilled Profession When Stakes Are High: Evidence from Advanced Cancer Surgery
Avdic, Daniel; Lundborg, Petter; Vikström, Johan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Although learning-by-doing is believed to be an important source of productivity growth, there is limited evidence that … production volume affects productivity in a causal sense. We document evidence of learning-by-doing in a highly skilled …
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Saving Lives at Birth: The Impact of Home Births on Infant Outcomes
Daysal, N. Meltem; Trandafir, Mircea; van Ewijk, Reyn - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Many developed countries have recently experienced sharp increases in home birth rates. This paper investigates the impact of home births on the health of low-risk newborns using data from the Netherlands, the only developed country where home births are widespread. To account for endogeneity in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959595
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Do You Have to Win It to Fix It? A Longitudinal Study of Lottery Winners and Their Health Care Demand
Cheng, Terence Chai; Costa-i-Font, Joan; Powdthavee, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
We exploit lottery wins to investigate the effects of exogenous changes to individuals' income on health care demand in the United Kingdom. This strategy allows us to estimate lottery income elasticities for a range of health care services that are publicly and privately provided. The results...
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Nurses' Labour Supply Elasticities: The Importance of Accounting for Extensive Margins
Hanel, Barbara; Kalb, Guyonne; Scott, Anthony - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Many countries face a continuing shortage in nurses' labour supply. Previous research suggests that nurses respond only weakly to changes in wages. We estimate a multi-sector model of nursing qualification holders' labour supply in different occupations. A structural approach allows us to model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279280
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Does Uninsurance Affect the Health Outcomes of the Insured? Evidence from Heart Attack Patients in California
Daysal, N. Meltem - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
In this paper, I examine the impact of uninsured patients on the health of the insured, focusing on one health outcome – the in-hospital mortality rate of insured heart attack patients. I employ panel data models using patient discharge and hospital financial data from California (1999-2006)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279323
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The Impact of Colombia's Pension and Health Insurance Systems on Informality
Calderón-Mejía, Valentina; Marinescu, Ioana E. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Social protection systems in developing countries are typically composed of a bundle of benefits, the major ones being health insurance and pensions. Benefit bundling may increase informality and decrease welfare. Indeed, if some of the benefits are valued at substantially less than their cost,...
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