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Doctors’ fees in Ireland following the change in reimbursement : did they jump?
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Date Issued
2005-11
Date Available
2008-10-21T16:02:23Z
Abstract
This paper analyses the pure time-series properties of doctors’ fees in Ireland to assess whether a structural change in the series is observed at the time of the change in reimbursement in 1989. Such a break would be consistent with doctors responding to the reimbursement change in a manner predicted by supplier-induced-demand behaviour and would provide indirect
evidence that such inducement had taken place. Structural change is assessed on the basis of CUSUM and CUSUMSQ tests. The data is also analysed for the presence of unusually influential observations. In neither case are the results consistent with a break around the time of the introduction of the change.
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
WP05/20
Copyright (Published Version)
UCD School of Economics
Classification
I11
C22
C52
Subject – LCSH
Medical fees--Ireland
Medical policy--Ireland
Time-series analysis
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
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