Estimating marginal returns to medical care: evidence from at-risk newborns

A key policy question is whether the benefits of additional medical expenditures exceed their costs. We propose a new approach for estimating marginal returns to medical spending based on variation in medical inputs generated by diagnostic thresholds. Specifically, we combine regression discontinuit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Quarterly journal of economics 2010-05, Vol.CXXV (2), p.591-634
Hauptverfasser:	Almond, Douglas, Doyle, Jr., Joseph J., Kowalski, Amanda E, Williams, Heidi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cost analysis Health economics Infants Investment returns Medical care Population economics U.S.A
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