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Econometric Evaluation of Health Policies

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This chapter provides a concise guide to the econometric methods that are available to evaluate the impact of health policies.

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  • Jones A.M & Rice N, 2009. "Econometric Evaluation of Health Policies," Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers 09/09, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York.
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