20 years of Nordic comparative health economics research

Authors

  • Sverre A.C. Kittelsen Frisch Centre and University of Oslo
  • Unto Häkkinen Finnish Institute of for Health and Welfare (THL)
  • Terje P. Hagen University of Oslo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5617/njhe.10133

Keywords:

Nordic comparison, Health care performance, Hospital performance, Disease-based analysis

Abstract

Nordic comparative health economics research stands out internationally both by its access to excellent patient data and its long-time commitment to rigorous analyses. In this article, we present the methodological foundations and the results from two types of performance analyses – comparative analyses of health care outcomes and costs at hospital level and similar analyses at the disease level. In the concluding part, we discuss strength and weaknesses of the Nordic comparative analyses, and how we should develop Nordic comparative health economics research further.

Author Biographies

Sverre A.C. Kittelsen, Frisch Centre and University of Oslo

Senior Research Fellow, Frisch Centre and

Professor, Department of Health Management and Health Economics

Unto Häkkinen, Finnish Institute of for Health and Welfare (THL)

Research Professor

Terje P. Hagen, University of Oslo

Professor, Department of Health Management and Health Economics

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Published

2023-12-21

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023): Special Issue for Tor Iversen

Section

Special Issue

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