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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 Economics of Hospital Trips and Health Care Reform
Million, Andreas; Rotte, Ralph; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1998
help. This hypothesis is examined for the case of demand for hospital care which covers the largest part of public … insurance expenditures. The paper applies various methods for count data analysis of the frequency of hospital trips. Contrary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262263
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Saving lives at birth: The impact of home births on infant outcomes
Daysal, N. Meltem; Trandafir, Mircea; van Ewijk, Reyn - 2012
from a mother's residence to the closest hospital. We find that giving birth in a hospital leads to substantial reductions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289867
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An analysis of hospital efficiency and productivity growth using the Luenberger productivity indicator
Pestana Barros, Carlos; Gomes de Menezes, António; … - 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/10010277004
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Health Care Reform and the Number of Doctor Visits - An Econometric Analysis
Winkelmann, Rainer - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001
The paper evaluates the German health care reform of 1997, using the individual number of doctor visits as outcome measure. A new econometric model, the Probit-Poisson-log-normal model with correlated errors, describes the data better than existing count data models. Moreover, it has an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822340
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Health Care Cost Containment Measures
Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Using SOEP panel data and difference-in-differences methods, this study is the first to empirically evaluate the effectiveness of four different health care cost containment measures within an integrated framework. The four measures investigated were introduced in Germany in 1997 to reduce moral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008922960
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The Design of Insurance Coverage for Medical Products under Imperfect Competition
Bardey, David; Cremer, Helmuth; Lozachmeur, Jean-Marie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
This paper studies the design of health insurance with ex post moral hazard, when there is imperfect competition in the market for the medical product. Various scenarios, such as monopoly pricing, price negotiation or horizontal differentiation are considered. The insurance contract specifies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011163490
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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
from a mother's residence to the closest hospital. We find that giving birth in a hospital leads to substantial reductions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959595
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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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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 … or by other changes at the hospital level. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884321