Award Date

1-1-1992

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Economics

Number of Pages

44

Abstract

This study examined returns to scale for the production of health services in college and university student health centers. Estimation was done using the Cobb-Douglas production function. The results of this study present evidence that supports the hypothesis of decreasing returns to scale across the set of sampled observations of student health centers.

Keywords

Approach; Center; Cobb; College; Douglas; Las Vegas; Health; Returns; Scale; Students; University

Controlled Subject

Medical sciences; Public health; Nursing

File Format

pdf

File Size

1454.08 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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