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A note on the dynamic interaction between waiting times and waiting lists
Author(s) -
Siciliani Luigi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
health economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1099-1050
pISSN - 1057-9230
DOI - 10.1002/hec.1286
Subject(s) - rationing , waiting list , function (biology) , path (computing) , operations research , economics , computer science , operations management , microeconomics , health care , medicine , mathematics , computer network , surgery , evolutionary biology , transplantation , biology , economic growth
Waiting times are commonly used as a rationing device in health care and the public sector. We develop a stylised model, which predicts the dynamics of waiting times and waiting lists over time as a function of differing demand and supply parameters. We show that a path with decreasing waiting time and increasing waiting list over certain time intervals is a possible solution, which is consistent with some empirical evidence. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.