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Estimating the demand for health care with panel data: a semiparametric Bayesian approach

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  • Markus Jochmann
  • Roberto León‐González

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This paper is concerned with the problem of estimating the demand for health care with panel data. A random effects model is specified within a semiparametric Bayesian approach using a Dirichlet process prior. This results in a very flexible distribution for both the random effects and the count variable. In particular, the model can be seen as a mixture distribution with a random number of components, and is therefore a natural extension of prevailing latent class models. A full Bayesian analysis using Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation methods is proposed. The methodology is illustrated with an application using data from Germany. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Markus Jochmann & Roberto León‐González, 2004. "Estimating the demand for health care with panel data: a semiparametric Bayesian approach," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 13(10), pages 1003-1014, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:hlthec:v:13:y:2004:i:10:p:1003-1014
    DOI: 10.1002/hec.936
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    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
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