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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last month (2026-01)

Paper	Accesses
Why is there such a gap between health expenditures and outcomes in Norway compared to Finland? Hans Olav Melberg	39
Physician performance pay: Experimental evidence Jeannette Brosig-Koch, Heike Hennig-Schmidt, Nadja Kairies-Schwarz, Johanna Kokot, Daniel Wiesen	36
Hospital expenditures and the red herring hypothesis: Evidence from a complete national registry Fredrik Alexander Gregersen, Geir Godager	34
Equilibria in Logit Models of Social Interaction and Quantal Response Equilibrium John K. Dagsvik	33
Immigrants`s acculturation and chanes in body mass index Tor Iversen, Albert Ma, Haakon E. Meyer	33
Rational addiction theory – a survey of opinions Hans Olav Melberg	31
Choosing a GP - Experiences from the implementation of a list patient system in Norway Hilde Lurås	31
Nurses’ labor supply with endogenous choice of care level and shift type A nested discrete choice model with nonlinear income Erik Magnus Sæther	30
Profit or Patients' Health Benefit? Exploring the Heterogeneity in Physician Altruism Geir Godager, Daniel Wiesen	27
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors in combination with metformin as first-line treatment in patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and established cardiovascular or chronic kidney disease Eline Aas, Monica Gomez, Fawaz Tariq	26

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Top papers by Downloads last month (2026-01)

Paper	Downloads
Liggetider og reinnleggelser i somatiske sykehus før og etter Samhandlingsreformen Terje P. Hagen, Eliva Atieno Ambugo, Hans Olav Melberg	18
Personality and physician performance pay: Evidence from a behavioral experiment in health Mona Groß, Heike Hennig-Schmidt, Daniel Wiesen	15
Does performance disclosure influence physicians’ medical decisions? An experimental study* Geir Godager, Heike Hennig-Schmidt, Tor Iversen	14
Economics of Healthcare Provider Altruism Matteo M Galizzi, Geir Godager, Jing Li, Ismo Linnosmaa, Timo Tammi, Daniel Wiesen	13
Nyere metoder: Hvordan prioritere helsetiltak bår både effekter og kostnader er usikre? Tron Anders Moger, Atle G. Guttormsen, Ivar Sønbø Kristiansen	12
Why is there such a gap between health expenditures and outcomes in Norway compared to Finland? Hans Olav Melberg	12
Sammenhengen mellom inntekt, inntektsulikhet og helse Snorre Kverndokk	10
Does physician gender influence the provision of medical care? An experimental study. JingJing Li, Geir Godager, Jian Wang	10
Health inequality in Nordic welfare states - more inequality or the wrong measures? Kjell Arne Brekke, Snorre Kverndokk	9
Erfaringer med ISF og bruk av kostnadsinformasjon Intervjudata fra fire fylkeskommuner Ståle Opedal	9
En økonomisk-politisk analyse av det norske legemiddelmarkedet En gjennomgang av reguleringsbestemmelser for legemiddelmarkedet med spesiell fokus på konsekvenser av innføring av ny apoteklov 3.mars 2001 Ragnhild Røhme Fjørtoft	9
Kommunal finansiering av utskrivningsklare pasienter. Erfaringer fra første året. Terje P. Hagen, David P. McArthur, Trond Tjerbo	9
Body mass index and employment status: a new look Jonas Minet Kinge	9
Market Conditions and General Practitioners’ Referrals Tor Iversen, Albert Ma	9
Simulering av ventetid og effektivitet i sykehus - Separate eller kombinerte avdelinger for akutte og elektive pasienter Gunn Kristin Tjoflot, Hans Th. Waaler, Tor Iversen	9
Sykehusproduktivitet etter statlig overtakelse: En nordisk komparativ analyse Sverre A.C. Kittelsen, Jon Magnussen, Kjartan S Anthun	9

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses last 3 months (2025-11 to 2026-01)

Paper	Accesses
Why is there such a gap between health expenditures and outcomes in Norway compared to Finland? Hans Olav Melberg	93
Immigrants`s acculturation and chanes in body mass index Tor Iversen, Albert Ma, Haakon E. Meyer	74
Equilibria in Logit Models of Social Interaction and Quantal Response Equilibrium John K. Dagsvik	72
Hospital expenditures and the red herring hypothesis: Evidence from a complete national registry Fredrik Alexander Gregersen, Geir Godager	72
Physician performance pay: Experimental evidence Jeannette Brosig-Koch, Heike Hennig-Schmidt, Nadja Kairies-Schwarz, Johanna Kokot, Daniel Wiesen	71
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors in combination with metformin as first-line treatment in patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and established cardiovascular or chronic kidney disease Eline Aas, Monica Gomez, Fawaz Tariq	69
Rational addiction theory – a survey of opinions Hans Olav Melberg	68
Maternity ward closures and infant health outcomes, maternal health outcomes, and birth procedures Astrid de Linde, Jostein Grytten, Irene Skau, Jonas Minet Kinge	64
Can the remuneration scheme of general practitioners affect their antibiotic prescription behaviour? Yana Zykova, Eivor H. Hoff, Kristian Kraft, Arnstein Mykletun, Kristian Østby	62
Costs and health consequences of chlamydia management strategies among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa Maria Romoen, Johanne Sundby, Per Hjortdahl, Fatrima Hussein, Tore W. Steen, Manonmany Velauthapillai, Ivar Sønbø Kristiansen	62

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Top papers by Downloads last 3 months (2025-11 to 2026-01)

Paper	Downloads
Personality and physician performance pay: Evidence from a behavioral experiment in health Mona Groß, Heike Hennig-Schmidt, Daniel Wiesen	22
Why is there such a gap between health expenditures and outcomes in Norway compared to Finland? Hans Olav Melberg	22
Liggetider og reinnleggelser i somatiske sykehus før og etter Samhandlingsreformen Terje P. Hagen, Eliva Atieno Ambugo, Hans Olav Melberg	22
Economics of Healthcare Provider Altruism Matteo M Galizzi, Geir Godager, Jing Li, Ismo Linnosmaa, Timo Tammi, Daniel Wiesen	19
Does performance disclosure influence physicians’ medical decisions? An experimental study* Geir Godager, Heike Hennig-Schmidt, Tor Iversen	17
Health inequality in Nordic welfare states - more inequality or the wrong measures? Kjell Arne Brekke, Snorre Kverndokk	16
Sykehusproduktivitet etter statlig overtakelse: En nordisk komparativ analyse Sverre A.C. Kittelsen, Jon Magnussen, Kjartan S Anthun	15
Helsetjenester uten grenser? Om internasjonal handel med helsetjenester og mulige virkninger av internasjonal konkurranse for det norske helsevesenet Geir Godager, Tor Iversen	14
Sammenhengen mellom inntekt, inntektsulikhet og helse Snorre Kverndokk	14
Erfaringer med ISF og bruk av kostnadsinformasjon Intervjudata fra fire fylkeskommuner Ståle Opedal	14
How does end of life costs and increases in life expectancy affect projections of future hospital spending? Hans Olav Melberg, Jan Sørensen	14

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Top papers by Abstract Accesses all months (from 2009-03)

Paper	Accesses
Why is there such a gap between health expenditures and outcomes in Norway compared to Finland? Hans Olav Melberg	641
Costs and health consequences of chlamydia management strategies among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa Maria Romoen, Johanne Sundby, Per Hjortdahl, Fatrima Hussein, Tore W. Steen, Manonmany Velauthapillai, Ivar Sønbø Kristiansen	600
Development of competition indicators in the Norwegian general practice: Constructing a postal code-specific Herfindahl-Hirschman index applying STATA software Xing Chen, Geir Godager	577
Defence of Absurd Theories in Economics Morten Nordberg, Ole Jørgen Røgeberg	557
Hospital productivity and the Norwegian ownership reform – A Nordic comparative study Sverre A.C. Kittelsen, Jon Magnussen, Kjartan Sarheim Anthun, Unto Häkkinen, Miika Linna, Emma Medin, Kim Rose Olsen, Clas Rehnberg	556
Measuring the Quality of Hospital Services Hospital Specific Factors and Individual Evaluations Kjersti Helene Hernæs	553
Explaining the Health Equality Paradox of the Welfare State Kjell Arne Brekke, Leo A. Grünfeld, Snorre Kverndokk	551
Why do people demand health? Snorre Kverndokk	525
Birds of a Feather Flock Together: A Study of Doctor-Patient Matching Geir Godager	523
Direct and indirect costs of the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Program Tron Anders Moger, Ivar Sønbø Kristiansen	519

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Paper	Downloads
Competition, Gatekeeping, and Health Care Access Geir Godager, Tor Iversen, Ching-to Albert Ma	133
The interaction between patient shortage and patients waiting time Tor Iversen, Hilde Lurås	94
A Discrete Choice Analysis of Norwegian Physicians’ Labor Supply and Sector Choice Erik Magnus Sæther	87
Helsetjenester uten grenser? Om internasjonal handel med helsetjenester og mulige virkninger av internasjonal konkurranse for det norske helsevesenet Geir Godager, Tor Iversen	86
Some notes on how to catch a red herring - Ageing, time-to-death and care costs for older people in Sweden Martin Karlsson, Florian Klohn	81
Acute admissions to a community hospital: a descriptive cost study Øystein Lappegard, Terje P. Hagen, Per Hjortdahl	80
Genetic Variability and Collective Social Norms: The Case of Binge Drinking Jason F. Shogren, Eric Nævdal	80
Using artefactual field and lab experiments to investigate how fee-for-service and capitation affect medical service provision Jeannette Brosig-Koch, Heike Hennig-Schmidt, Nadja Kairies-Schwarz, Daniel Wiesen	75
Kickbacks, referrals and efficiency in health care markets: Experimental evidence Christian Waibel, Daniel Wiesen	74
Life Cycle Wages of Doctors - An Empirical Analysis of the Earnings of Norwegian Physicians Knut Fjeldvig	69
Far out or alone in the crowd: Classification of selfevaluators in DEA Dag Fjeld Edvardsen, Finn R. Føsund, Sverre A.C. Kittelsen	69

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