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
File Size
1454.08 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Dieterich, Frank A, "Returns to scale in college and university student health centers: A Cobb-Douglas approach" (1992). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 229.
http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/v3uv-prw3
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