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The purpose of this text is to describe a procedure that can be used to construct a Herfindahl-Hirschman index of market concentration based on the following two pieces of information: <p> <p> a) An output measure of individual producers located in areas identified with a postal code. <p> b) A matrix...</p></p></p>
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Empirical studies show that years of schooling are positively correlated with good health, and that education is better correlated with health than with variables like occupation and income. This can be explained in different ways as the implication may go from education to health, from health...
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Tema for denne rapporten er fordeling av behandling, forskning og undervisningsoppgaver (FoU aktiviteter) på sykehusene. Data for forsknings- og undervisningsproduksjon fra 1999 til 2001 er undersøkt, samtidig med tall for pasientbehandling og innsatsstyrt finansiering (ISF). Tradisjonelt...
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The purpose of this paper is to gain more knowledge concerning individuals’ preferences for alternative GPs within a municipality. We have data on the population’s first, second and third choice of GPs. The data stem from the entry form the inhabitant filled in as a result of the...
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In the present paper we examine how different sets of beliefs about the health effects of smoking would influence a rational smoker. By embedding the rational addiction theory in a Grossman model of health investment modified to take account of psychological adaptation effects, we present a...
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Fra 1. juli 1997 ble det innført Innsatsstyrt finansiering (ISF) av somatiske sykehus i Norge. Innsatsstyrt finansiering innebærer at deler av utgiftene til fylkeskommunens behandling av inneliggende pasienter refunderes av staten. Fylkene inngår ulike former for avtaler med sykehusene....
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Innsatsstyrt finansiering (ISF) ble innført for somatiske sykehus i Norge fra 1.7.1997. ISF innebærer at deler av fylkeskommunenes utgifter til behandling av inneliggende pasienter refunderes av staten. Refusjonen avhenger av antall og sammensetning av behandlede pasienter, og refusjonen var i...
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We study the interaction between patient shortage and patients' waiting time to get an appointment. From a theoretical model we predict that physicians experiencing a shortage of patients offer their patients a shorter waiting time than their unconstrained colleagues. This happens because a...
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A good health is important for having a good life. This is supported by surveys on happiness. However, at least after a certain age, the health state deteriorates naturally over time due to ageing. Nevertheless, research reports show that old people in average are satisfied with their health...
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I forbindelse med behandlingen av statsbudsjettet for år 2000 ba Stortinget Regjeringen om å foreta en bred gjennomgang av sykehusenes økonomiske situasjon, og å legge frem et dokument for Stortinget i vårsesjonen før revidert nasjonalbudsjett. Til hjelp i dette arbeidet knyttet Sosial- og...
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