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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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Norge, som alle andre vestlige land, står foran en periode med betydelig økning i antall eldre. Økningen både i antall og andel eldre blir feilaktig beskrevet som en ”eldrebølge”. Beskrivelsen er feilaktig fordi flere eldre ikke er et forbigående fenomen. Det er ingen bølge. Økningen...
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Fram mot 2050 blir det flere eldre, og en høyere andel eldre i befolkningen enn det som er tilfelle i dag. Ifølge befolkningsframskrivinger vil antall personer over 67 år fordobles de nærmeste 50 år og for aldersgruppen over 90 år blir veksten enda sterkere. Siden utgiftene til helse- og...
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En sterk økning i eldre stiller krav til omfang og kvalitet i pleie- og omsorgstjenestene. I Norge i dag mottar mer enn 200 000 personer pleie- og omsorgstjenester. Kostnaden for dette er rundt 46 mrd kroner. Den tradisjonelle modellen for produksjon av velferdsgoder i Norge og Norden for...
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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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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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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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Den gjennomsnittlige levealder øker. Både som følge av dette og som følge av variasjoner i fødselsrater, blir det i Norge, som i andre deler av den vestlige verden, flere eldre i årene framover. Endringene i demografi stiller store og økende krav til eldreomsorgen i framtiden. Vi vet...
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