four different econometric models, i.e., OLS, panel, and two spatial models using a South American agricultural household … data. The relationship among the econometric specifications is examined in terms of the freedom given to a spatial … autoregressive parameter. In spatial models, the spatial parameter is free within the model, but is fixed a priori in the aspatial …

Spatial unit roots can lead to spurious regression results. We present a brief overview of the methods developed in … Müller and Watson (2024) to test for and correct for spatial unit roots. We also introduce a suite of Stata commands (-spur …

Spatial unit roots can lead to spurious regression results. We present a brief overview of the methods developed in M …¨uller and Watson (2024) to test for and correct for spatial unit roots. We also introduce a suite of Stata commands (-spur …

Spatial unit roots can lead to spurious regression results. We present a brief overview of the methods developed in … Müller and Watson (2024) to test for and correct for spatial unit roots. We also introduce a suite of Stata commands (-spur …

rural and metro economies. We examine factors influencing the costs employers face in providing health insurance to their …Because employer-sponsored programs are the predominate means by which most non-elderly Americans are covered by health … insurance, there is interest in the extent to which observed spatial differences occur because of structural differences in …

system, rural-urban continuum codes. Choice of code vintage alters conclusions regarding the relative speed of rural and …This article illustrates the commonly overlooked sample selection problem inherent in using rural classification … methods that change over time due to population changes. Since fast-growing rural areas grow out of their rural status, using …

consider competition in health insurance markets and physician services markets. We conclude by considering vertical restraints …This chapter reviews the literature devoted to studying markets for health care services and health insurance. There … and dynamic models. We then model the strategic determination of prices between health insurers and providers where …

power to determine hospital capacities and infrastructure. Our results show that physician-trained health ministers increase … hospital capacities, capital, and funding by the statutory health insurance (SHI). This prompts hospitals to hire more … slows down substantially under physician-ministers. At the same time, job satisfaction of hospital doctors tends to increase …

hospital capacities, capital, and funding by the statutory health insurance (SHI). This prompts hospitals to hire more … power to determine hospital capacities and infrastructure. Our results show that physiciantrained health ministers increase … slows down substantially under physician-ministers. At the same time, job satisfaction of hospital doctors tends to increase …

, leading to different expressions in demographic transition. This paper explores the spatial pattern of China's fertility, age … provinces' economic status. Further analysis indicates that this pattern is more sensitive to economic conditions in rural areas … than in urban equivalents. …