Effect of NEMP on the volume of care provided per certified doctor
| Variable | Daily inpatients per doctor | Daily visits per doctor | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLS | FE | OLS | FE | |||||
| NEMP | −0.406 (0.509) | −0.116 (0.347) | 5.289 (2.850) | 6.120* (2.296) | ||||
| After | −0.211 (0.204) | −0.096 (0.170) | −0.228 (0.194) | −0.167 (0.277) | −0.319 (0.494) | −0.948 (0.433) | −0.384 (0.468) | 2.780 (2.077) |
| NEMP×After | 0.285 (0.276) | 0.213 (0.184) | 0.279 (0.264) | 0.171 (0.165) | −1.366 (1.157) | −1.262 (1.129) | −1.302 (1.145) | −1.152 (0.962) |
| Certified doctors | −0.099** (0.017) | −0.123** (0.016) | −0.249** (0.073) | −0.358** (0.102) | ||||
| Beds | 0.050** (0.009) | 0.055** (0.012) | 0.043 (0.029) | 0.367 (0.039) | ||||
| Log GDP | −0.783* (0.262) | −0.327 (0.964) | −1.527 (1.525) | −15.706 (11.166) | ||||
| Intercept | 2.589** 0.345 | 10.213** (2.496) | 2.453** (0.070) | 5.794 (9.699) | 9.908** (1.305) | 27.580 (14.936) | 11.808** (0.239) | 173.775 (112.171) |
| R2 | 0.006 | 0.359 | 0.013 | 0.185 | 0.093 | 0.249 | 0.036 | 0.158 |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01.
Robust SEs in parentheses.
FE, fixed-effects; GDP, gross domestic product; NEMP, National Essential Medicines Policy; OLS, ordinary least squares.