Analysis of productivity in the Health Care Centers of the Community of Madrid (Spain) 2015-2017

Authors

  • Justo De Jorge-Moreno Universidad de Alcalá (Madrid)
  • Arancha González Santos Universidad de Alcalá (Madrid)
  • José Jesús Vegas Melero Universidad de Alcalá (Madrid)
  • Martin Cepeda Olmedo Universidad de Alcalá (Madrid)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46661/revmetodoscuanteconempresa.4271

Keywords:

productivity, Hicks-Moorsteen Index, Färe-Primont Index, Health Centers

Abstract

The main objective of this work has focused on extending the existing literature on the analysis of total factor productivity of the Health Care Centers (HCC) of the Community of Madrid (Spain) in the period 2015-2017, with two important contributions; the application and comparison of the Malmquist indices with two robust methodologies such as the Hicks-Moorsteen and Färe Primont indices which, except for error, have not been previously used in this sector and the regional scope, which has been scarcely analyzed. The main results reveal decreases in HC productivity due to the three proposed methodologies. These decreases range between 4.90% and 0.25% for the Färe-Primont and Hicks-Moorsteen indices respectively between 2015/17 in average terms. Convergence analyses confirm that this takes place in the case of the Malmquist and Hicks-Moorsteen proposals.

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2021-06-01

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De Jorge-Moreno, J., González Santos, A. ., Vegas Melero, J. J. ., & Cepeda Olmedo, M. (2021). Analysis of productivity in the Health Care Centers of the Community of Madrid (Spain) 2015-2017. Journal of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration, 31, 384–396. https://doi.org/10.46661/revmetodoscuanteconempresa.4271

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