Dissertation Title: "Evaluating the Effects of Two Successive Policies Regarding Obstetrical Lengths of Stay"
This dissertation evaluates effects of two policies affecting a large health maintenance organization (HMO) population: an "early discharge"...
Dissertation Title: "Consumer's Values on Health Care Services"
This thesis includes three studies on consumers' values on health care services. The first study compares Americans' attitudes on medical technology with those of people in thirteen other...
Dissertation Title: "Corporate Form of Hospitals: Behavior and Obligations"
Despite many similarities among firms, the hospital industry consists of three types: for-profit, not-for-profit, and government firms. This dissertation explores the behavioral...
Dissertation Title: "The Economics of Long-Term Care Decision-Making Among the Elderly"
In the first chapter, the question of whether individuals respond to financial incentives in nursing home entry decisions is answered. The motivation for this work...