This paper evaluates the impact of the introduction of global budgeting on dentists’ activity in Taiwan using a unique and rich panel dataset that was created specifically for the task. The panel data for 4424 dentists over 48 months, January 1997 to December 2000, was drawn from the BNHI’s...

The appropriate technique for econometric analysis of WTP (willingness to pay) data is an issue which has not been addressed in many studies of WTP for health and health care. This paper argues that, whether an open-ended question or a payment scale approach is adopted, the way in which WTP is...

A framework is outlined for testing empirically whether utilization of and access to public-sector GPs in Spain in 1993 was consistent with the twin criteria of horizontal and vertical equity, where these are defined with respect to need. Vertical (horizontal) inequities in access are assessed...

This paper proposes a new approach to the measurement of inequality and inequity in the delivery of health care based on recent contributions to the literature of poverty and deprivation. This approach has some appealing characteristics that enlarge the scope of inequity analysis: 1) the measure...