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A Categorical DEA Framework for Evaluating Medical Tourism Efficiency of “Top Destinations”

In: Operations Research Applications in Health Care Management

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  • Melis Almula Karadayi

    (Medipol University)

  • Mine Isik

    (Bogazici University)

Abstract

Over the past decade, medical tourism has been one of the fastest growing sectors in developing countries. In this context, the attempt to monitor the performance of top medical tourism destinations has become a major concern. In spite of the fact that medical tourism has a significantly direct impact on not only GDP but also foreign exchange generation, there is an absence of empirical studies on the key drivers. This study proposes a categorical data envelopment analysis (DEA) framework for evaluating medical tourism performance of top destinations. Finally, research hypotheses are created to analyze the relationship between the countries’ medical tourism performance and their political, regulatory environment, technology and knowledge outputs.

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  • Melis Almula Karadayi & Mine Isik, 2018. "A Categorical DEA Framework for Evaluating Medical Tourism Efficiency of “Top Destinations”," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Cengiz Kahraman & Y. Ilker Topcu (ed.), Operations Research Applications in Health Care Management, chapter 0, pages 493-511, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-3-319-65455-3_19
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-65455-3_19
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