Research Article

A MULTI-STAGE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF OECD HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

Volume: 16 Number: 2 June 30, 2018
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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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English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Dennis Heffley This is me
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

APA
Bekaroğlu, C., & Heffley, D. (2018). A MULTI-STAGE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF OECD HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS. Journal of Management and Economics Research, 16(2), 264-285. https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.421180
AMA
1.Bekaroğlu C, Heffley D. A MULTI-STAGE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF OECD HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS. Journal of Management and Economics Research. 2018;16(2):264-285. doi:10.11611/yead.421180
Chicago
Bekaroğlu, Can, and Dennis Heffley. 2018. “A MULTI-STAGE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF OECD HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS”. Journal of Management and Economics Research 16 (2): 264-85. https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.421180.
EndNote
Bekaroğlu C, Heffley D (June 1, 2018) A MULTI-STAGE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF OECD HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS. Journal of Management and Economics Research 16 2 264–285.
IEEE
[1]C. Bekaroğlu and D. Heffley, “A MULTI-STAGE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF OECD HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS”, Journal of Management and Economics Research, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 264–285, June 2018, doi: 10.11611/yead.421180.
ISNAD
Bekaroğlu, Can - Heffley, Dennis. “A MULTI-STAGE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF OECD HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS”. Journal of Management and Economics Research 16/2 (June 1, 2018): 264-285. https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.421180.
JAMA
1.Bekaroğlu C, Heffley D. A MULTI-STAGE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF OECD HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS. Journal of Management and Economics Research. 2018;16:264–285.
MLA
Bekaroğlu, Can, and Dennis Heffley. “A MULTI-STAGE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF OECD HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS”. Journal of Management and Economics Research, vol. 16, no. 2, June 2018, pp. 264-85, doi:10.11611/yead.421180.
Vancouver
1.Can Bekaroğlu, Dennis Heffley. A MULTI-STAGE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF OECD HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS. Journal of Management and Economics Research. 2018 Jun. 1;16(2):264-85. doi:10.11611/yead.421180