Theoretical study on physicians' suply and regional disparity in healthcare

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25870559
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Public finance/Public economy; Economic policy
• Research Institution: Oita University
• Principal Investigator: AIURA Hiroshi 大分大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (50511177)
• Research Collaborator: BREKKE Kurt Richard Department of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Professor
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 医療経済 / 地域格差

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The project revealed that the number of physicians in an urban area is larger than the demand for them. This concentration of physicians in an urban area is accelerated by improving the access to another area or increasing the number of physicians. The project also looked at the effect on utility of patients under the income level of the present Japanese physicians and revealed that utility of all patients in urban and rural areas improves by improving the access to another area or increasing the number of physicians.

Free Research Field

地域経済学