MEASUREMENT OF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EFFICIENCY IN OECD COUNTRIES

• Authors: Kujawska Justyna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Increased spending on healthcare systems in many countries tends to attract attention to their efficiency. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the efficiency of healthcare systems in the OECD countries and indicate causes of inefficiency by applying Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and using additive and super-efficiency models. The homogeneity of the sample is assessed and outliers are excluded. A ranking is established on the basis of efficiency scores. By means of DEA, fully efficient units are identified, forming a reference set (of best practice) for inefficient countries to follow.

Keywords

EN

healthcare system efficiency; Data Envelopment Analysis

• Publisher: Katedra Ekonometrii i Statystyki, Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Metody Ilościowe w Badaniach Ekonomicznych
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 23-32

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

author

Kujawska Justyna

• Department of Economic Analysis and Finance, Gdańsk University of Technology

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