Egil Kjerstad

Egil KjerstadSenior Researcher

E-mail:             egil.kjerstad@snf.no 
Tel:                  +47 975 27 197/+47 55 95 97 93
Academic title:  Ph.d (Dr.polit)
 

Research interests

  • Health Economics
  • Evaluation of public sector reforms
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis

Selected publications

  • “Does monetary punishment crowd out pro-social motivation? A natural experiment on hospital length of stay”, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, forthcoming.
  • “Auctions vs Negotiations – A Study of Price Differentials”, Health Economics, Vol 14, Issue 12, December 2005, 1239-1251.
  • “Skill formation among vocational rehabilitation clients – public policy vs private incentives, Education Economics, Vol. 11, No. 3 (2003), 221-237, co-authored with Arild Aakvik.
  • “A Low-Key Social Insurance Reform – Effects of Multidisciplinary Outpatient Treatment for Back Pain Patients in Norway,” Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 22 (2003), 747-762, co-authored with Arild Aakvik and Tor-Helge Holmås.
  • “Prospective Funding of General Hospitals in Norway – Incentives for Higher Production?” International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, Vol. 3 (2003), 231-251.
  • “Procurement Auctions with Entry of Bidders,” International Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol. 18 (2000), co-authored with Steinar Vagstad.

Work in progress

  • “Patient mobility and waiting times”
  • “Hospital Length of Stay for Elderly Patients”

Selected research projects

  • Cooperation in the Norwegian Health Care Sector (ongoing)
  • Evaluation of “Raskere tilbake” (ongoing)