Abstract
The main purposes are to develop a method for measuring the economies of scope, which involves the use of non-parametric production frontiers and does not require information on input prices; and to apply this method to individual hospital data drawn from a sample of Spanish hospitals. The results confirm the presence of technical inefficiencies and also of potential and non-exploited economies of scope. The combination that produces most economies of scope is that of gynaecology and paediatrics.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1295-1301 |
| Journal | Applied Economics |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1996 |