Assessing health efficiency across countries with a two-step and bootstrap analysis
JOURNAL
YEAR
Sep 21, 2011
TYPE
Articles in journals
AUTHORS
Afonso, A., St. Aubyn, M.
VOL Nº
18
PAGES
3
ABSTRACT
Regressing DEA output efficiency scores on non-discretionary variables, with a two-stage DEA/Tobit and bootstrap procedures, we show that health inefficiency in OECD countries is related to GDP per head, education level, obesity, and smoking habits.
JEL CLASS
KEYWORDS
efficiency,health,DEA,bootstrap