Plausibly Exogenous [1478] - Performance Targets (02/19/2024)
LHS Variable
Performance
RHS Variable
Performance target
Source of Exogenous Variation
Pre-1999 health policy was common to all four countries of the United Kingdom (UK) and set in Westminster. Post-1999 the UK government devolved responsibility over various domains of public policy to each country, including responsibility for the health service. None of the other countries in the UK chose to implement the waiting list target policy.
- Propper, Sutton, Whitnall, and Windmeijer (2010), “Incentives and targets in hospital care: evidence from a natural experiment”