Green J
J Hum Resour. 1978;13 Suppl:21-34.
This paper addresses the theoretical models designed to ascertain the existence of a variable level of physicians' activity in shifting the demand of their patients. Two basic approaches are followed: equilibrium models of the demand for health care, and disequilibrium models. Within the former category, both competitive and monopolistic behavior are studied. Using the monopolistic model, a statistical test of the hypothesis of "no induced demand" is constructed, and fails to reject it. The disequilibrium analysis of other writers is analyzed and alternative specifications of such a model are set out.
本文探讨了旨在确定医生在改变患者需求方面存在不同活动水平的理论模型。遵循两种基本方法:医疗保健需求的均衡模型和非均衡模型。在前一类模型中,研究了竞争行为和垄断行为。使用垄断模型构建了“无诱导需求”假设的统计检验,且未能拒绝该假设。分析了其他作者的非均衡分析,并阐述了该模型的替代设定。