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Characteristics of demand for antibiotics in primary care: an almost ideal model

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  • Massimo Filippini
  • Giuliano Masiero
  • Karine Moschetti

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We model demand for different classes of antibiotics used for respiratory infections in outpatient care using a linear approximate almost ideal demand system approach. We compute elasticities to socioeconomic determinants of consumption and own- and cross- price elasticities between di¤erent groups of antibiotics. We find significant elasticities between newer/more expensive generations and older/less expensive generations of antibiotics. The larger use of more expensive antibiotics is also associated with the self-dispensing status of practices, ceteris paribus.

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  • Massimo Filippini & Giuliano Masiero & Karine Moschetti, 2007. "Characteristics of demand for antibiotics in primary care: an almost ideal model," Working Papers 0701, Department of Management, Information and Production Engineering, University of Bergamo.
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    Keywords

    Antibiotic use; Demand equations; Demand elasticities; Almost Ideal Model; Self-dispensing;
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    • I0 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - General
    • C3 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables
    • C43 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Index Numbers and Aggregation

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