Analysis of the Efficiency Determinants of Health Systems in OECD Countries by DEA and Panel Tobit

In recent years, almost all countries around the world face budget cuts in health spending, which force public and private hospitals in these countries to use their resources effectively and to provide more efficient health care. In this context, the present study evaluates hospital efficiency across 29 OECD countries between 2000 and 2010 and investigates the determinants affecting hospitals’ activities. In the first stage of the two-stage...