Open AccessEconomies of Scale in the Production of Public Health Services: An Analysis of Local Health Districts in Florida
Author(s) -
Patrick Bernet,
Sukhpal Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302350
Subject(s) - public health , scale (ratio) , economies of scale , production (economics) , environmental health , business , geography , regional science , medicine , economics , marketing , nursing , cartography , macroeconomics
We examined the existence and the extent of scale and scope economies in the delivery of public health services. We also tested the strength of agency, population, and community characteristics that moderate scale and scope economies.