Published in The European Journal of Health Economics
Worldwide obesity rates have stimulated interest in healthy dietary patterns. One well-known dietary pattern is the Mediterranean diet, which has been linked with several beneficial health effects. However, concerns have also been raised regarding the Mediterranean diet’s role in promoting weight gain. We explored the effect of the Mediterranean di...
Published in International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of an incentive-based remuneration system on number of individuals under supervision and on quality of public dental services in Norway. The basis for the study was a natural experiment in which all public dental officers in one county were given the opportunity to renegotiate their contract from a f...
Published in QME
The recent withdrawal of Cox-2 Inhibitors has generated debate on the role of information in drug diffusion: can the market learn the efficacy of new drugs, or does it depend solely on manufacturer advertising and FDA updates? In this study, we use a novel data set to study the role of learning in the diffusion of three Cox-2 Inhibitors—Celebrex, V...
Published in Journal of Labor Research
Employer-provided insurance is the leading source of medical insurance for non-elderly Americans. However, it leaves many without coverage. Evidence suggests that the non-group insurance market does a poor job of filling in these gaps, for those with both short- and long-term uninsurance. It does so for all income and age groups, as well as for bot...
Published in International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics
This study applies the theory and the conceptual framework of the soft budget constraint (SBC) to the hospital sector. The first part deals solely with hospitals in state ownership, but the study moves later onto the problems of ownership relations as well. The question posed is why the SBC phenomenon is so general in the hospital sector (including...
Published in International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics
Using data from 276 general acute hospitals in the Pearl River Delta region of Guangdong Province from 2002 and 2004, we construct a preliminary metric of budget constraint softness. We find that, controlling for hospital size, ownership, and other factors, a Chinese hospital’s probability of receiving government financial support is inversely asso...
Published in Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
This paper examines within-sample correlation between six different precautionary behaviors and stated willingness to pay for a mortality risk reduction. The paper also shows estimates of the value of a statistical life based on seat belt and bicycle helmet use as well as based on the stated willingness to pay for a risk reduction in traffic mortal...
Published in The European Journal of Health Economics
The objective of this study was to experimentally examine by means of an information manipulation if respondents are adhering to the utility theory axiom of utility maximisation. A repeated measure experimental design was used. Assessments were conducted pre- and post-intervention with self-administered questionnaires. The study participants were 1...
Published in The European Journal of Health Economics
This study examines the fairness concept of health care professionals, and asks whether they are willing to use a patient’s age and other potential fairness characteristics rather than health benefits as relevant arguments in the allocation of health care resources? The patient characteristics in the health care professionals’ survey encompass age,...
Published in The European Journal of Health Economics
BackgroundThe Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 and Balanced Budget Refinement Act (BBRA) of 1999 led to deep financial cuts for hospitals and nursing homes.ObjectivesWe examine the effects of these acts on hospital length of stay (LOS) for Medicare recipients.MethodsUsing data for all short-stay community hospitals in the country, we compared LOS ...
