TY - JOUR
T1 - An examination of public hospital productivity and its persistence
T2 - an index number approach
AU - Cheng, Choon C.
AU - Scott, Anthony
AU - Sundararajan, Vijaya
AU - Yan, Wenda
AU - Yong, Jongsay
N1 - Funding Information:
Cheng: Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria, Australia; Scott, Yan and Yong: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne, Parkville Victoria, Australia; Sundararajan: School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. Corresponding author: Yong, email <[email protected]>. This research was funded by an NHMRC Partnership Grant (Grant ID: 567217) and in collaboration with the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (formerly the Victorian Department of Health). The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services.
Funding Information:
Cheng: Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria, Australia; Scott, Yan and Yong: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne, Parkville Victoria, Australia; Sundararajan: School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. Corresponding author: Yong, email . This research was funded by an NHMRC Partnership Grant (Grant ID: 567217) and in collaboration with the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (formerly the Victorian Department of Health). The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, Faculty of Business and Economics
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - This paper measures the level and growth of total factor productivity (TFP) of public hospitals in Victoria, Australia, using an index number approach. We further examine the persistence of productivity over time, and the extent to which productivity varies with hospital characteristics such as hospital size. Hospital administrative data from Victoria from 2007–08 to 2011–12 are used. We find substantial variation in TFP across hospitals: large hospitals perform significantly better than small hospitals, both in TFP level and growth. Productivity level is highly persistent over time, but not productivity growth.
AB - This paper measures the level and growth of total factor productivity (TFP) of public hospitals in Victoria, Australia, using an index number approach. We further examine the persistence of productivity over time, and the extent to which productivity varies with hospital characteristics such as hospital size. Hospital administrative data from Victoria from 2007–08 to 2011–12 are used. We find substantial variation in TFP across hospitals: large hospitals perform significantly better than small hospitals, both in TFP level and growth. Productivity level is highly persistent over time, but not productivity growth.
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U2 - 10.1111/1467-8462.12375
DO - 10.1111/1467-8462.12375
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85083298417
SN - 0004-9018
VL - 53
SP - 343
EP - 359
JO - The Australian Economic Review
JF - The Australian Economic Review
IS - 3
ER -