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Forecasting aggregate productivity using information from firm-level data

Bartelsman, Eric J.; Wolf, Zoltán - 2009

This paper contributes to the productivity literature by using results from firm-level productivity studies to improve forecasts of macro-level productivity growth. The paper employs current research methods on estimating firm-level productivity to build times-series components that capture the...

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Does price competition damage healthcare quality?

Roos, Anne-Fleur; Van Doorslaer, Eddy; O'Donnell, Owen; … - 2018

One of the reasons why regulators are hesitant about permitting price competition in healthcare markets is that it may damage quality when information is poor. Evidence on whether this fear is well-founded is scarce. We provide evidence using a reform that permitted Dutch health insurers and...

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Welfare state and life satisfaction : evidence from public health care

Laamanen, Jani-Petri; Kotakorpi, Kaisa - 2007

We examine the effect of publicly provided health care on welfare by combining local level data on public health care, and individual level data on life satisfaction. It is shown that relatively high expenditures in health care have a positive effect on individuals' life satisfaction in our...

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When health care insurance does not make a difference : the case of health care "made in China"

Dalen, Hendrik P. van - 2006

of a local clinic. This effect is particularly strong in urban areas. In case of a severe injury hospital consultation is …

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Mean and bold?

De Witte, Kristof; Dijkgraaf, Elbert - 2007

association started with a voluntary benchmarking aimed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the sector. Secondly … efficiency of these two evolutions. In particular, we adapt Free Disposal Hull (FDH) to estimate robust and conditional non …-oriented efficiency estimates. Parametric COLS (Fourier) tests show the robustness of the model with respect to the specification and its …

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Dynamics in clickthrough and conversion probabilities of paid search advertisements

Castelein, Anoek; Fok, Dennis; Paap, Richard - 2019

We develop a dynamic Bayesian model for clickthrough and conversion probabilities of paid search advertisements. These probabilities are subject to changes over time, due to e.g. changing consumer tastes or new product launches. Yet, there is little empirical research on these dynamics. Gaining...

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Universal coverage on a budget : impacts on health care utilization and out-of-pocket expenditures in Thailand

Supon Limwattananon; Neelsen, Sven; O'Donnell, Owen; … - 2013

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Progressive universalism? : the impact of targeted coverage on healthcare access and expenditures in Peru

Neelsen, Sven; O'Donnell, Owen - 2016

Like other countries seeking a progressive path to universalism, Peru has attempted to reduce inequalities in access to healthcare by granting the poor entitlement to tax-financed basic care without charge. We identify the impact of this policy by comparing the target populationś change in...

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Gendered barriers to formal healthcare utilization : modelling healthcare demand in a lowresource setting

Cavatorta, Elisa; Janssens, Wendy; Mesnard, Alice - 2021

This paper develops a model of healthcare demand to study healthcare choices in resourcelimited settings with poor health indicators, especially for women. Using data from rural Nigeria on individual illnesses and injuries as well as the entire portfolio of locally available providers, we...

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Dedicated doctors : public and private provision of health care with altruistic physicians

Delfgaauw, Josse - 2007

Physicians are supposed to serve patients' interests, but some are more inclined to do so than others. This paper studies how the system of health care provision affects the allocation of patients to physicians when physicians differ in altruism. We show that allowing for private provision of...

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