Rationing the public provision of healthcare in the presence of private supplements: Evidence from the Italian NHS

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 290-304

  Fabbri, Daniele ^a   Monfardini, Chiara ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Healthcare demand elasticities; Multivariate count data model; User charges; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ELASTICITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRICE DYNAMICS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SERVICE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; ITALY; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIVATE SECTOR; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; WAITING LISTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 62049084742     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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