Abstract
We assess the relative importance of demand and supply factors as determinants of regional variation in healthcare expenditures in the Netherlands. Our empirical approach follows individuals who migrate between regions. We use individual data on annual healthcare expenditures for the entire Dutch population between the years 2006 and 2013. Regional variation in healthcare expenditures is mostly driven by demand factors, with an estimated share of around 70%. The relative importance of different causes varies with the groups of regions being compared.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1088-1098 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Health Economics (United Kingdom) |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 6 Aug 2019 |
Bibliographical note
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:We thank Pilar Garc?a-G?mez, Leida M. Lamers, Maarten Lindeboom, Silvana Robone, and seminar participants at Tilburg University, the CPB, the 4th EuHEA PhD Student-Supervisor Conference in Lausanne, the 15th Portuguese Health Economics Conference in Coimbra, the LolaHESG in Hoenderloo, and the 12th European Conference on Health Economics in Maastricht for their valuable comments.
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