Norman K Thurston
Biographic Data
| ID | 1064678 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Norman K Thurston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Norman K |
| FAMILY NAME | Thurston |
| SIGNATURE | THURSTON N K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Production Function for Physician Services Revisited
We revisit Reinhardt's (1972) commonly used production function for physician services. This production function, although appropriate in some settings, is not adequate for more detailed studies. The generalized linear production function (Diewart, 1971) is an attractive alternative for this application: it admits zero values for inputs and allows the estimation of complex technical relationships. We find that, from 1965-1988, the technical relat…
Labor Market Effects of Hawaii's Mandatory Employer-Provided Health Insurance
The author analyzes how mandatory employer provision of health insurance in Hawaii, which became law in 1974, affected workers' wages, employment, and insurance coverage. Between 1970 and 1990, the Hawaiian industries most affected by the mandate had slower wage growth than other Hawaiian industries, but more rapid wage growth than the same industries in the nation as a whole. The author speculates that the effects of unmeasured economy-wide posi…
Labor Market Effects of Hawaii's Mandatory Employer-Provided Health Insurance
The author analyzes how mandatory employer provision of health insurance in Hawaii, which became law in 1974, affected workers' wages, employment, and insurance coverage. Between 1970 and 1990, the Hawaiian industries most affected by the mandate had slower wage growth than other Hawaiian industries, but more rapid wage growth than the same industries in the nation as a whole. The author speculates that the effects of unmeasured economy-wide posi…
Labor Market Effects of Hawaii's Mandatory Employer-Provided Health Insurance
The author analyzes how mandatory employer provision of health insurance in Hawaii, which became law in 1974, affected workers' wages, employment, and insurance coverage. Between 1970 and 1990, the Hawaiian industries most affected by the mandate had slower wage growth than other Hawaiian industries, but more rapid wage growth than the same industries in the nation as a whole. The author speculates that the effects of unmeasured economy-wide posi…
A Production Function for Physician Services Revisited
We revisit Reinhardt's (1972) commonly used production function for physician services. This production function, although appropriate in some settings, is not adequate for more detailed studies. The generalized linear production function (Diewart, 1971) is an attractive alternative for this application: it admits zero values for inputs and allows the estimation of complex technical relationships. We find that, from 1965-1988, the technical relat…
Business (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (2 works) · Actuarial science (1 work) · Complementarity (molecular biology) (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Demographic economics (1 work) · Econometrics (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work) · Efficiency Analysis Using DEA (1 work)