The Production of Health and Health Care
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Journal of Economic Studies
- Vol. 10 (1) , 31-45
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eb002550
Abstract
Evidence that the productivity of marginal expenditures on health care is low is reviewed. A number of reasons why expenditure on health care continues to be high in the light of such evidence are presented. Priorities for research in health economics are then set out.Keywords
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