Modeling Interregional Patient Mobility: Theory and Evidence from Spatially Explicit Data

Michael Irlacher; Dieter Pennerstorfer; Anna Theresa Renner; Florian Unger

doi:10.1111/iere.12635

Modeling Interregional Patient Mobility: Theory and Evidence from Spatially Explicit Data

Michael Irlacher
, Dieter Pennerstorfer
, Anna Theresa Renner
, Florian Unger^*

^*Korrespondierende/r Autor/-in für diese Arbeit

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Abstract

This article provides theory and evidence on the spatial determinants of regional patient flows. We develop a theoretical model that explains a patient's choice to consult a general practitioner by a measure of spatial accessibility. We empirically test this gravity-type model using regional patient flows and detailed data on the spatial distribution of residents and physicians in Austria. Our measure of spatial accessibility is a crucial determinant of patient flows that substantially increases the explanatory power of regular gravity models. Counterfactual simulations show heterogeneous effects of exiting physicians on health-care accessibility and patient mobility.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Zeitschrift	International Economic Review
Jahrgang	64
Ausgabenummer	4
Seiten (von - bis)	1493-1532
Seitenumfang	40
ISSN	0020-6598
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/iere.12635
Publikationsstatus	Erschienen - 11.2023
Extern publiziert	Ja

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