Multilevel flexible specification of the production function in health economics

Previous studies on hospitals' efficiency often refer to quite restrictive functional forms for the technology (Aigner et al., 1977, J. Econom., 6, 21–37). In this paper, referring to a study about some hospitals in Lombardy, we formulate convenient correctives to a statistical model based on t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	IMA journal of management mathematics 2005-10, Vol.16 (4), p.383-398
Hauptverfasser:	Grassetti, Luca, Gori, Enrico, Minotti, Simona C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	elasticity Health economics multilevel models production function analysis scale efficiency scale elasticity translog function
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