Browsing NTNU Open by Journals "Health Economics"

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    • Costs and quality at the hospital level in the nordic countries 

      Kittelsen, Sverre A.C.; Anthun, Kjartan Sarheim; Goude, Fanny; Huitfeldt, Ingrid Marie Schaumburg; Häkkinen, Unto; Kruse, Marie; Medin, Emma; Rehnberg, Clas; Rättö, Hanna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      This article develops and analyzes patient register-based measures of quality for the major Nordic countries. Previous studies show that Finnish hospitals have significantly higher average productivity than hospitals in ...

    • An Extra Hour Wasted? Bar Closing Hours and Traffic Accidents in Norway 

      Green, Colin; Krehic, Lana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Driving under the influence of alcohol is a major cause of fatalities worldwide. There have been a range of legislative and policy interventions aiming to address this. Bar closing hours is one policy with clear implications ...

    • The relationship between body mass index and income: Using genetic variants from HUNT as instrumental variables 

      Edwards, Christina Hansen; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Kinge, Jonas Minet (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Several studies have estimated effects of body mass index (BMI) on labour market outcomes, and these studies have mixed findings. A significant challenge has been to adequately control for omitted variables, selection, ...