Technical and Allocative Inefficiency in Spanish Public Hospitals

  1. C. García-Prieto 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Valladolid
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    Universidad de Valladolid

    Valladolid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01fvbaw18

Libro:
Essays on microeconomics and industrial organisation
  1. Pablo Coto-Millán (coord.)

Editorial: Physica-Verlag

ISBN: 3-7908-1390-7 9783790801040

Año de publicación: 2002

Páginas: 61-74

Tipo: Capítulo de Libro

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2670-8_6 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Resumen

The OECD economies are undergoing an upward trend in health expenditure. The usual explanations for this tendency are based on such elements as the progressive ageing of population, the increasing use of technology in health procedures, and the fact that public health services become more extensive (cover more people) year after year.