The Evolution of Physician Density in Switzerland

Artikel

Our paper investigates the geographical distribution of physicians across the Swiss cantons over the years 1960 to 2005. We use a physician location model relating physician growth in a canton related to (i) the existing number of physicians in an area, (ii) commonly used determinants of the demand for physician services such as population growth, per capita income and age, and (iii) factors that determine the medical infrastructure of an area, i.e. the number of hospital beds and the existence of a university hospital. We analyze the effects separately for general practitioners and specialists and find that the two physician types react differently to certain factors included in our analysis.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics ; ISSN: 2235-6282 ; Volume: 144 ; Year: 2008 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 247-282 ; Heidelberg: Springer

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Analysis of Health Care Markets ; Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health ; Organization of Production ; Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
• Subject: physician density ; market failure ; physician competition ; health policy ; panel data

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Wanzenried, Gabrielle ; Nocera, Sandra
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Springer
• (where): Heidelberg
• (when): 2008

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1007/BF03399254
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/185888
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET