Intermediate input sharing in the hospital service industry

• Main Author: LI, Jing
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: Agglomeration; Health care; Input sharing; Outsourcing; Health Economics
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1541; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2013.09.004
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper addresses two related questions that help to explain geographic variation in access to medical services. The first question examines the existence of agglomeration economies in the hospital service industry. The second considers whether the sharing of intermediate inputs contributes to sp...