Physician-induced demand for medical care.
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چکیده
This paper addresses the theoretical models designed to ascertain the existence of a variable level of physicians' activity in shifting the demand of their patients. Two basic approaches are followed: equilibrium models of the demand for health care, and disequilibrium models. Within the former category, both competitive and monopolistic behavior are studied. Using the monopolistic model, a statistical test of the hypothesis of "no induced demand" is constructed, and fails to reject it. The disequilibrium analysis of other writers is analyzed and alternative specifications of such a model are set out.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of human resources
دوره 13 Suppl شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1978