Anna Elisabet Olafsdottir
Biographic Data
| ID | 7755467 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Elisabet Olafsdottir |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna Elisabet |
| FAMILY NAME | Olafsdottir |
| SIGNATURE | OLAFSDOTTIR A E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brunel University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9133-6487 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The fallacy of the equity-efficiency trade off
In the health systems literature one can see discussions about the trade off between the equity achievable by the system and its efficiency. Essentially it is argued that as greater health equity is achieved, so the level of efficiency will diminish. This argument is borrowed from economics literature on market efficiency. In the application of the economic argument to health, however, serious errors have been made, because it is quite reasonable…
Health systems performance in sub-Saharan Africa
This study suggests that the quality of governance may be an important structural determinant of health systems performance, and could be an indicator to be monitored. The association suggests there might be a causal relationship. However, the cross-sectional design, the level of missing data, and the small sample size, forces tentative conclusions. Further research will be needed to assess the causal relationship, and its generalizability beyond…
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Health systems performance in sub-Saharan Africa
This study suggests that the quality of governance may be an important structural determinant of health systems performance, and could be an indicator to be monitored. The association suggests there might be a causal relationship. However, the cross-sectional design, the level of missing data, and the small sample size, forces tentative conclusions. Further research will be needed to assess the causal relationship, and its generalizability beyond…
The fallacy of the equity-efficiency trade off
In the health systems literature one can see discussions about the trade off between the equity achievable by the system and its efficiency. Essentially it is argued that as greater health equity is achieved, so the level of efficiency will diminish. This argument is borrowed from economics literature on market efficiency. In the application of the economic argument to health, however, serious errors have been made, because it is quite reasonable…
Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Equity (law (2 works) · Global Health Care Issues (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Health equity (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public economics (2 works) · Public health (2 works)