Are hospitals seasonally inefficient? Evidence from Washington State

Applied Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 699-723

  Friesner, Dan ^a   Roseman, Robert ^b   McPherson, Matthew Q ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FIRM SIZE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 40549111296     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840600749730     Document Type: Article

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