Authors of past studies focusing on returns to scale in hospitals proffered mixed results. These seemingly contradictory findings have probably arisen due to different methodological approaches (parametric or non parametric), different aggregation levels of analysis (hospital/department/units),...

[fre] Rationalisation de l'offre de soins en chirurgie. Réduction des surcapacités et réallocation sectorielle. . Dans cette étude, nous tentons d'apporter un éclairage quantitatif au débat sur la réorganisation de l'offre de soins chirurgicaux. Nous recourons à un modèle de...

The impact of the transition from a global budget payment to an activity-based financing system on public hospitals financial equilibrium is analyzed in this paper. To do so, we develop a theoretical model where patients? demand is related to joint decisions made by hospital managers and...

In the context of approximately 50% reduction in pesticide treatment according to the agreement of the "Grenelle de l'environnement" in France, the main part of this study involves the assessment of intensification or extensification of pesticide use in crop activities. This is done with...