A MULTI-STAGE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF OECD HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Abstract
This paper measures the multi-stage technical efficiency of healthcare systems across OECD Countries between 2000 and 2011, based on a 34 country panel data set, taking into account the impact of environmental variables and health expenditure levels. We measure technical efficiencies in a two-stage process—the production of health services and the subsequent provision of health outcomes—using output-oriented Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). An overall inefficiency of 3.05% across OECD countries translates into an average loss of 1.38 years of life expectancy at birth and an additional 0.75 infant deaths per 1000 live births, exacerbated by environmental variables and inadequate healthcare spending, almost doubling the total OECD outcome loss to 5.65%, or 2.4 years of life expectancy and 1.5 infant deaths per 1000 live births. Measured inefficiency is split 21%/79% between production and provision. The type of inefficiencies exhibited, the solutions to these, and the resulting policy implications vary greatly.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Can Bekaroğlu
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0000-0002-4033-1897
United States
Dennis Heffley
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0000-0003-2255-885X
United States
Publication Date
June 30, 2018
Submission Date
May 5, 2018
Acceptance Date
June 30, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 16 Number: 2