Larger is Better: the Scale Effects of the Italian Local Healthcare Authorities Amalgamation Program
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Keywords
Italian Health Care System; Local Health Authority; Consolidation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H59 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Other
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HEA-2016-03-23 (Health Economics)
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