An equilibrium model of waiting times for elective surgery in NSW public hospitals

Stavrunova, O; Yerokhin, O

An equilibrium model of waiting times for elective surgery in NSW public hospitals

Stavrunova, O

Yerokhin, O

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Citation:: Economic Record, 2011, 87 (278), pp. 384 - 398
Issue Date:: 2011-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Stavrunova, O https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9568-3753	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yerokhin, O	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Economic Record, 2011, 87 (278), pp. 384 - 398	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0013-0249	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17343
dc.description.abstract	This article studies the effects of waiting times on the demand and supply of elective surgery in NSW public hospitals. The demand and supply equations are estimated at the level of postal code areas using data on public hospital elective surgery admissions in 2004-2005, postal code area characteristics and area-level provisions of public and private hospital capacities. Empirical results imply that demand for elective surgery is affected negatively, and supply positively, by waiting time. The estimated elasticity of demand with respect to waiting time is higher in NSW than estimates reported in studies based on data from the UK National Health Service. © 2011 The Economic Society of Australia.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Economic Record	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/j.1475-4932.2011.00726.x	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Economics	en_US
dc.title	An equilibrium model of waiting times for elective surgery in NSW public hospitals	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	87	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.issue	278	en_US
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Abstract:

This article studies the effects of waiting times on the demand and supply of elective surgery in NSW public hospitals. The demand and supply equations are estimated at the level of postal code areas using data on public hospital elective surgery admissions in 2004-2005, postal code area characteristics and area-level provisions of public and private hospital capacities. Empirical results imply that demand for elective surgery is affected negatively, and supply positively, by waiting time. The estimated elasticity of demand with respect to waiting time is higher in NSW than estimates reported in studies based on data from the UK National Health Service. © 2011 The Economic Society of Australia.

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