Econometric analysis of health data

Given extensive use of individual level data in Health Economics, it has become increasingly important to understand the microeconometric techniques available to applied researchers. The purpose of this book is to give readers convenient access to a collection of recent contributions that contain in...

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Group Author: Jones, Andrew M., 1960; O'Donnell, Owen
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0470846313
Summary: Given extensive use of individual level data in Health Economics, it has become increasingly important to understand the microeconometric techniques available to applied researchers. The purpose of this book is to give readers convenient access to a collection of recent contributions that contain innovative applications of microeconometric methods to data on health and health care. Contributions are selected from papers presented at the European Workshops on Econometrics and Health Economics and published in Health Economics. Topics covered include: Latent Variables Unobservable heterogeneit
Item Description: Selected papers presented at the European Workshops on Econometrics and Health Economics and published in Health economics.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (x, 233 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 0470851759
9780470851753
0470846313
9780470846315
1280554851
9781280554858
Index Number: RA410
CLC: R195
Contents: The demand for health : an empirical reformulation of the Grossman model / Adam Wagstaff -- Health, health care, and the environment : econometric evidence from German micro data / Manfred Erbsland, Walter Ried and Volker Ulrich -- Subjective health measures and state-dependent reporting errors / Marcel Kerkhofs and Maarten Lindeboom -- The effect of smoking on health using a sequential self-selection model / Kajal Lahiri and Jae G. Song -- A comparison of alternative models of prescription drug utilization / Paul V. Grootendorst -- Estimates of the use and costs of behavioural health care :