Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/63110 
Year of Publication: 
2000
Series/Report no.: 
Memorandum No. 2000,41
Publisher: 
University of Oslo, Department of Economics, Oslo
Abstract: 
We consider an economy where most of the health care is publicly provided, and where there is waiting time for several types of treatments. Private health care without waiting time is an option for the patients in the public health queue. We show the effects of a tax (positive or negative) on private health care, and derive the socially optimal tax/subsidy. Finally, we discuss how the size of the tax might affect the political support for a high quality public health system.
Subjects: 
Private health care
public health care
health queues
JEL: 
I11
Document Type: 
Working Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size
215.01 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.