OECD Economic Studies
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Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 96 The waiting time phenomenon ................................................................................................ 96 Evidence on comparative waiting times across OECD countries ........................................ 101 Evidence on causes of waiting-time variations across OECD countries ............................. 104 A multivariate regression analysis ........................................................................................... 116 Explaining variations in waiting times among the countries which report waiting times ................................................................................................. 116 Explaining the probability of observing waiting times across OECD countries.......... 118 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................. 120 Bibliography ................................................................................................................................ 122
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