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Hospital Efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from South Africa

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  • Eyob Zere

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This study evaluates the technical efficiency and productivity of a sample of public sector hospitals in three provinces of South Africa using the non- parametric techniques of data envelopment analysis (DEA) and DEA-based Malmquist productivity index (MPI). A tobit regression is also estimated to identify some factors that may be associated with (in)efficiency.

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  • Eyob Zere, 2000. "Hospital Efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2000-187, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:wp-2000-187
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    1. Francis Mwihia & James Machoki M¡¯ Imunya & Germano Mwabu & Urbanus Kioko & Benson Estambale, 2018. "Technical Efficiency in Public Hospitals in Kenya: A Two ¨CStage Data Envelopment Analysis," International Journal of Economics and Finance, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(6), pages 141-150, June.
    2. Ruwan Jayasuriya & Quentin Wodon, 2007. "Efficiency in Improving Health and Education Outcomes: Provincial and State-Level Estimates for Argentina and Mexico," Estudios Económicos, El Colegio de México, Centro de Estudios Económicos, vol. 22(1), pages 57-97.
    3. Gerard M. La Forgia & Bernard F. Couttolenc, 2008. "Hospital Performance in Brazil : The Search for Excellence," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 6516, December.
    4. Rize Jing & Tingting Xu & Xiaozhen Lai & Elham Mahmoudi & Hai Fang, 2019. "Technical Efficiency of Public and Private Hospitals in Beijing, China: A Comparative Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(1), pages 1-18, December.
    5. Bo Hsiao & Li-Hsueh Chen, 2019. "Performance Evaluation for Taiwanese Hospitals by Multi-Activity Network Data Envelopment Analysis," International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 18(03), pages 1009-1043, May.
    6. Jeremiah Kau Makokoane, 2020. "Evaluating Productivity and Efficiency Contradictions of Metrorail South Africa," International Journal of Management Science and Business Administration, Inovatus Services Ltd., vol. 6(3), pages 7-19, March.
    7. Christiaensen, Luc & Scott, Christopher & Wodon, Quentin, 2002. "Metas y costos del desarrollo [Development Targets and Costs]," MPRA Paper 10493, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    8. Christiaensen, Luc & Scott, Christopher & Wodon, Quentin, 2002. "Cibles du développement et coûts [Development targets and costs]," MPRA Paper 10494, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    9. Christiaensen, Luc & Scott, Christopher & Wodon, Quentin, 2002. "Задачи Развития И Затраты [Development targets and costs]," MPRA Paper 10495, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    10. Jayasuriya, Ruwan & Wodon, Quentin, 2003. "Measuring and Explaining Country Efficiency in Improving Health and Education Indicators," MPRA Paper 11183, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    11. António Afonso & Sónia Fernandes, 2008. "Assessing Hospital Efficiency: Non-parametric Evidence for Portugal," Working Papers Department of Economics 2008/07, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Universidade de Lisboa.
    12. Christiaensen, Luc & Scott, Christopher & Wodon, Quentin, 2002. "Development Targets and Costs," MPRA Paper 12299, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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