Explanations of growth in health expenditures have restricted attention to the mean. We explain change throughout the distribution of expenditures, providing insight into how growth and its explanation differ along the distribution. We analyse Dutch data on actual health expenditures linked to...

This discussion paper resulted in an article in the <I>Journal of Health Economics</I> (2013). Volume 32, pages 88-105.<P> Explanations of growth in health expenditures have restricted attention to the mean. We explain change throughout the distribution of expenditures, providing insight into how growth...</p></i>