Physicians and the Production of Health
Returns to Health Care during the Mortality Transition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19317186 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helge Liebert (0000-0003-4311-289X, Swiss National Bank, University of Zürich), Beatrice Mäder (University of St. Gallen, now at Polynomics) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 452-469 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Economics and Statistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6535 • E-ISSN: 1530-9142 |
| Publisher | MIT Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1162/rest_a_01473 |
| OpenAlex | W4401872718 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 35 |
This paper investigates the returns to health care provision during the mortality transition. We construct a new panel data set covering German municipalities from 1928 to 1936. The endogeneity of health care supply is addressed by using the expulsion of Jewish physicians from statutory health insurance as exogenous variation in regional physician supply. Increases in the supply of physicians reduce infant mortality and mortality from common childhood diseases. Using a semiparametric control function approach, we find diminishing marginal returns to health care provision. The results are consistent with historical trends in infant mortality over the twentieth century
Actuarial science · Business · Demographic economics · Developing country · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Endogeneity · Geography · German · Health care · Health insurance · Infant mortality · Physician supply · Global Health Care Issues · Historical Economic and Social Studies
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |