Holtmann A G, Olsen E O
J Hum Resour. 1976 Fall;11(4):546-60.
Within the context of a Becker-type consumer's choice model, this paper reports an empirical study of the demand for dental care for approximately 1,000 households. The unique feature of the study is that waiting time and travel time as well as price and other traditional economic variables are entered into the regression analysis. Generally, the results confirm our expectations derived from theory, but elasticities with respect to all of the above-mentioned determinants of demand were small. In addition, some of the subtle predictions of the theory could not be confirmed.
在贝克尔型消费者选择模型的背景下，本文报告了一项针对约1000户家庭牙科护理需求的实证研究。该研究的独特之处在于，将等待时间、出行时间以及价格和其他传统经济变量纳入了回归分析。总体而言，结果证实了我们从理论中得出的预期，但上述所有需求决定因素的弹性都很小。此外，该理论的一些微妙预测未能得到证实。
