A dynamic analysis of the demand for health insurance and health care

European Economic Review

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 669-690

  Bolhaar, Jonneke ^a   Lindeboom, Maarten ^a,b   Van der Klaauw, Bas ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Netspar   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; C33; D82; G22; Health care utilization; I11; Moral hazard; Panel data; Supplementary private health insurance

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; MORALITY; PANEL DATA;

EID: 84860138995     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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