This paper develops a theoretical model and then, using Canadian joint replacement surgery data, empirically tests the relationship between government policies that promote privately funded health care and patients' waiting time in the public health care system. Two policies are tested: one...

This study develops a corporate bankruptcy classification model from a sample of 258 bankrupt and non-bankrupt companies, covering the period 1986-2008. Instead of depending on traditional ratios, it uses a simple exponential function-based algorithm to improve the stability of financial data....