Arztdichte und Inanspruchnahme ärztlicher Leistungen in Deutschland: Eine empirische Untersuchung der These von der angebotsinduzierten Nachfrage nach ambulanten Arztleistungen

Thomas Kopetsch

Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2007, vol. 127, issue 3, 373-405

Abstract: In this article, the author describes an empirical study, using a cross-section analysis, of the utilisation of the ambulatory medical services offered by office-based specialists in small areas with varying densities of doctors. The aim of the study is to determine whether there are any indications of supply-induced demand for the services of office-based doctors, a phenomenon described in the literature. Alternative explanations for this phenomenon, in which an increase in doctor density is accompanied by an expansion in per capita services, are also critically examined.

JEL-codes: D12 D21 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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