The marginal benefit of inpatient hospital treatment /

The marginal benefit of inpatient hospital treatment /

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Author / Creator:	Petek, Nathan Michael, author.
Imprint:	2016. Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2016
Description:	1 electronic resource (143 pages)
Language:	English
Format:	E-Resource Dissertations
Local Note:	School code: 0330
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11674605

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Other authors / contributors:	University of Chicago. degree granting institution.
ISBN:	9781339875149
Notes:	Advisors: Matthew Gentzkow Committee members: Neale Mahoney; Devin G. Pope; Chad Syverson. Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-12(E), Section: A. English
Summary:	The marginal benefit of health care determines the extent to which policies that change health care consumption affect health. I use variation in access to hospitals caused by nearly 1,300 hospital entries and exits to estimate the marginal benefit of inpatient care. I show that hospital entries and exits cause sharp changes in the quantity of inpatient care, but there is no evidence of an effect on average mortality with tight confidence intervals. I find suggestive evidence of an effect on mortality in rural areas and for the over-65 population with magnitudes that imply the marginal benefit of inpatient care is higher for these populations than for the average patient.

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Item Description:	Advisors: Matthew Gentzkow Committee members: Neale Mahoney; Devin G. Pope; Chad Syverson.
Physical Description:	1 electronic resource (143 pages)
ISBN:	9781339875149