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Does regional belonging explain the similarities in the expenditure determinants of Italian healthcare deliveries?

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  • Mennini, Francesco Saverio
  • Gitto, Lara
  • Russo, Simone
  • Cicchetti, Americo
  • Ruggeri, Matteo
  • Coretti, Silvia
  • Maurelli, Guido
  • Buscema, Paolo Massimo

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The investigation of the determinants of public health expenditure is the focus of a vivid debate among health economists whereas the actual crisis of the welfare systems calls for the adoption of innovative tools to inform rational decisions, in the light of stringent budget constraints.

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  • Mennini, Francesco Saverio & Gitto, Lara & Russo, Simone & Cicchetti, Americo & Ruggeri, Matteo & Coretti, Silvia & Maurelli, Guido & Buscema, Paolo Massimo, 2017. "Does regional belonging explain the similarities in the expenditure determinants of Italian healthcare deliveries?," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 55(C), pages 47-56.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecanpo:v:55:y:2017:i:c:p:47-56
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2017.04.005
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    Keywords

    Health expenditure; Artificial Neural Networks; AutoCM model; Budget data; Local Health Units;
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    JEL classification:

    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • C6 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling
    • C8 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs

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