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A cluster analysis on income elasticity variations and US pharmaceutical expenditures

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This paper examines the relationship between household income and outpatient prescribed medicines in the USA based on a sample of 2872 privately insured patients, from the 1987 NMES data set. The analysis is performed on regional typologies of different socioeconomic profiles of patients. Only a few groups show positive income elasticity.

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  • Christine Huttin, 2000. "A cluster analysis on income elasticity variations and US pharmaceutical expenditures," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(10), pages 1241-1247.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:32:y:2000:i:10:p:1241-1247
    DOI: 10.1080/000368400404399
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