Measuring the efficiency of health systems of OECD countries by data envelopment analysis

Cetin V. R., BAHÇE S.

APPLIED ECONOMICS, cilt.48, sa.37, ss.3497-3507, 2016 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 37
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00036846.2016.1139682
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED ECONOMICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3497-3507
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Efficiency, data envelopment analysis (DEA), health sector, health expenditures, OECD countries, NONPARAMETRIC FRONTIER MODELS, DEA, BOOTSTRAP, HOSPITALS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aims to assess the efficiency of health sectors of 34 OECD countries by employing input-oriented data envelopment analysis (DEA) method both under constant and variable returns to scale assumptions. In the analysis, the number of doctors, number of patient beds and health expenditure per capita were used as input variables and life expectancy at birth and infant mortality rate were used as outputs. At the first stage, DEA analysis was performed for 34 countries, and at the second stage outlier 8 countries were eliminated to form a more homogeneous group and to achieve more accurate results. 11 of the 26 countries were found to have efficient health systems, and there is room for efficiency improvements in health sector in the remaining 15 countries.