The construction of a price index for the South African Medical Scheme Industry

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dc.contributor.advisorDorrington, Roben_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRamjee, Shivanien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T12:22:10Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T12:22:10Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA methodology is proposed for constructing a price index that reflects the change in the prices of the goods and services purchased by medical schemes in South Africa. The methodological choices were made taking cognisance of the unique characteristics of the South African medical scheme environment, both in terms of the factors influencing the mix of goods and services purchased by medical schemes, as well as the factors affecting price determination. An example of a pharmaceutical price index was constructed to illustrate the proposed methodology, the results of which are presented. Whilst the proposed methodology provides a base for creating a meaningful and useful medical scheme price index there is considerable further work that needs to be done to refine the methodology.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRamjee, S. (2010). <i>The construction of a price index for the South African Medical Scheme Industry</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5709en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRamjee, Shivani. <i>"The construction of a price index for the South African Medical Scheme Industry."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5709en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRamjee, S. 2010. The construction of a price index for the South African Medical Scheme Industry. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ramjee, Shivani AB - A methodology is proposed for constructing a price index that reflects the change in the prices of the goods and services purchased by medical schemes in South Africa. The methodological choices were made taking cognisance of the unique characteristics of the South African medical scheme environment, both in terms of the factors influencing the mix of goods and services purchased by medical schemes, as well as the factors affecting price determination. An example of a pharmaceutical price index was constructed to illustrate the proposed methodology, the results of which are presented. Whilst the proposed methodology provides a base for creating a meaningful and useful medical scheme price index there is considerable further work that needs to be done to refine the methodology. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - The construction of a price index for the South African Medical Scheme Industry TI - The construction of a price index for the South African Medical Scheme Industry UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5709 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRamjee S. The construction of a price index for the South African Medical Scheme Industry. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5709en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherManagement Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleThe construction of a price index for the South African Medical Scheme Industryen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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