Discussion Papers, Department of Finance and Management Science, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
No 2007/2:
Patient allocations according to circumstances and preferences: Modelling based on the Norwegian patient list system
Jostein Lillestøl ()
, Jan Ubøe ()
, Yngve Rønsen ()
and Per Hjortdahl ()
Abstract: In some countries every citizen has the right to obtain a
designated general practitioner. However, each individual may have
preferences that cannot be fulfilled due to shortages of some kind. The
questions raised in this paper are: To what extent can we expect that
preferences are fulfilled when the patients “compete” for entry on the
lists of practitioners? What changes can we expect under changing
conditions? A particular issue explored in the paper is when the majority
of women prefer a female doctor and there is a shortage of female doctors.
The analysis is done on the macro level by the so called gravity model and
on the micro level by recent theories of benefit efficient population
behaviour. The approach is quite general and can be applied in a variety of
contexts.
Keywords: Patient allocations; shortages; preferences; benefit efficiency; gravity model; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: C10; (follow links to similar papers)
20 pages, January 8, 2007
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