The impact of decentralization and inter-territorial interactions on Spanish health expenditure

Costa-i-Font, Joan ORCID: 0000-0001-7174-7919 and Moscone, Francesco (2008) The impact of decentralization and inter-territorial interactions on Spanish health expenditure. Empirical Economics, 34 (1). pp. 167-184. ISSN 0377-7332

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This paper examines the determinants of regional public health expenditure in a decentralised health system. Unlike previous studies we take into account possible policy and political interactions among authorities, as well as unobserved heterogeneity. Our emprirical contribution lies in running a spatial panel specification using a dataset of all Spanish region states on aggregated and disaggregated health expenditures (pharmaceuticals, inpatient and primary care). Results are consistent with some degree of interdependence between neighboring regions in spending decisions. Empirical evidence of long term efficiency effects of health care decentralisation, suggests that a specific spatial-institutional design might improve the health system efficiency as well as regional cohesion. Political and scale effects are consistent with theoretical predictions.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.springer.com/economics/journal/181
Additional Information:	© 2008 Springer
Divisions:	European Institute Social Policy Centre for Economic Performance LSE Health
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
JEL classification:	C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C3 - Econometric Methods: Multiple; Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables; Endogenous Regressors > C31 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C3 - Econometric Methods: Multiple; Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables; Endogenous Regressors > C33 - Models with Panel Data I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare and Poverty > I38 - Government Policy; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2008
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2024 17:48
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/3372

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