Determinants of health-system efficiency: Evidence from OECD countries

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-93

  de Cos, Pablo Hernández ^a   Moral Benito, Enrique ^a  

^a BANCO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bayesian model averaging; Efficiency; Healthcare systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

BAYES THEOREM; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL;

EID: 84897964272     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-013-9140-7     Document Type: Article

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