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Exploring the disparities of regional health care expenditures in Switzerland: some empirical evidence

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  • Oliver Reich
  • Cornelia Weins
  • Claudia Schusterschitz
  • Magdalena Thöni

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  • Oliver Reich & Cornelia Weins & Claudia Schusterschitz & Magdalena Thöni, 2012. "Exploring the disparities of regional health care expenditures in Switzerland: some empirical evidence," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 13(2), pages 193-202, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:13:y:2012:i:2:p:193-202
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0299-x
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    Keywords

    Panel data; Regional differences; Health care expenditures; Switzerland; C23; I11; I18; R10;
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General

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