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  • E-mailoddvar.kaarboe@uib.no
  • Visitor Address
    Alrek helseklynge, blokk D, Årstadveien 17
    5009 Bergen
  • Postal Address
    Postboks 7804
    5020 Bergen
  • Health economics
  • Incentive theory
  • Evolutionary game theory (former)

Publications (reviewed) (Publications in Norwegian, below)

Aars, Ole Kristian, Geir Godager, Oddvar Kaarboe, Tron Anders Moger, 2024. Sending Emails to Reduce Medical Costs? The Effect of Feedback on General Practitioners’ Claiming of Fees. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 109, 102178

GeGe, Tor Iversen, Oddvar Kaarboe and Øyvind Snilsberg. 2024. Impacts of Norway's Extended Free Choice Reform on Waiting Times and Hospital Visits. Health Economics, 33:779–803.

Holmen, Ida Charlotte, Sina Waibel and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2023. "Emerging Integrated Care Models for Children and Youth with Mental Health Difficulties in Norway: A Horizon Scanning Study." BMC Health Services Research, 23:860.

Kaarboe, Oddvar and Luigi Siciliani. 2023. "Contracts for Primary and Secondary Care Physicians and Equity-Efficiency Trade-Offs." Journal of Health Economics, 87.

Aars, Ole Kristian and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2022. "GP Recruitment and Retention in the Nordic Countries." Nordic Journal of Health Economics, forthcoming.

Frich, Jan, Clara Bratholm, Håvard Ravnestad, Morten L Friberg, Christer Mjåset, and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2022. "Medical Leadership Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic." BMJ Leader, 6:316-318.

Yahoma, Bernice, Oddvar Kaarboe, Inger Lise Teig. 2021. Barriers for mHealth Adoption in the Health Care Sector of Ghana. Tropical Medicine & International Health.

Holmås, Tor Helge and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2021. “Hvilke faktorer påvirker bruken av ordningen med fritt behandlingsvalg?” Samfunnsøkonomen, 6, 33-42.

Diaz, Esperanza, Svenn-Eirik Mamelund, Jarle Eid, Henriette Sinding Aasen, Oddvar Kaarboe, Rebecca Jane Cox Brokstad, Siri Gloppen, Anders Beyer, Bernadette Nirmal Kumar. 2021. “Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic among migrants: An innovative, system-level, interdisciplinary approach is needed to improve public health”. Scand. J. Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948211019795

Aas, Eline, Tor Iversen, Oddvar Kaarboe. 2021. “The Economic Sustainability of the Norwegian Healthcare System”. In Baltagi, B.H., Moscone, F. (Eds.). Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 81–101. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0573-855520210000295010

Hehenkamp, Burkhard, and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2020. “Location Choice and Quality Competition in Mixed Hospital Markets.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2020.06.026.

Tynkkynen, Liina Kaisa, Nina Alexandersen, Oddvar Kaarboe, Anders Anell, Juhani Lehto, and Karsten Vrangbӕk. 2018. “Development of Voluntary Private Health Insurance in Nordic Countries – An Exploratory Study on Country-Specific Contextual Factors.” Health Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.03.008.

Islam, M. Kamrul, Sherman Folland, and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2018. “Social Capital and Types of Illness: Where Is It Most Effective?” In Elgar Companion to Social Capital and Health. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785360718.00017.

Kaarboe, Oddvar, and Fredrik Carlsen. 2017. “Socioeconomic Status and Children’s Need for Hospital Services. Implications for Need-Based Resource Allocation Models.” Nordic Journal of Health Economics. https://doi.org/10.5617/njhe.3581.

Islam, M. Kamrul, Sherman Folland, and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2017. “Social Capital and Cigarette Smoking: New Empirics Featuring the Norwegian HUNT Data.” Economics and Human Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2017.04.003.

Januleviciute, Jurgita, Jan Erik Askildsen, Oddvar Kaarboe, Luigi Siciliani, and Matt Sutton. 2016. “How Do Hospitals Respond to Price Changes? Evidence from Norway.” Health Economics. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3179.

Lyttkens, Carl Hampus, Terkel Christiansen, Unto Häkkinen, Oddvar Kaarboe, Matt Sutton, and Anna Welander. 2016. “The Core of the Nordic Health Care System Is Not Empty.” Nordic Journal of Health Economics. https://doi.org/10.5617/njhe.2848.

Alexandersen, Nina, Anders Anell, Oddvar Kaarboe, Juhani S Lehto, Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen, and Karsten Vrangbaek. 2016. “The Development of Voluntary Private Health Insurance in the Nordic Countries.” Nordic Journal of Health Economics. https://doi.org/10.5617/njhe.2718.

Carlsen, Fredrik, and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2015. “The Relationship between Educational Attainment and Waiting Time among the Elderly in Norway.” Health Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.09.013.

Kaarboe, Oddvar, and Fredrik Carlsen. 2014. “Waiting Times and Socioeconomic Status. Evidence from Norway.” Health Economics. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.2904.

Folland, Sherman, Oddvar Kaarboe, and Kamrul Islam. 2014. “Chapter 3: How Do We Invest in Social Capital? An Exploration of an Economic Model of Social Capital and Health.” In The Economics of Social Capital and Health. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814293402_0003.

Januleviciute, Jurgita, Jan Erik Askildsen, Oddvar Kaarboe, Tor Helge Holmås, and Matt Sutton. 2013. “The Impact of Different Prioritisation Policies on Waiting Times: Case Studies of Norway and Scotland.” Social Science and Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.07.010.

Askildsen, Jan Erik, Tor Iversen and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2013. "Review of waiting times policies: Country case study, Norway. In Siciliani, Borowich and Moran (eds.). Waiting times policies in the health sector. What works? OECD Health Policy Studies. OECD Publishing, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264179080-en.

Hehenkamp, Burkhard, and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2011. “Paying for Performance in Hospitals.” Economic Analysis and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0313-5926(11)50004-9.

Askildsen, Jan Erik, Tor Helge Holmås, and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2011. “Monitoring Prioritisation in the Public Health-Care Sector by Use of Medical Guidelines. the Case of Norway.” Health Economics. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.1659.

Kaarboe, Oddvar, and Luigi Siciliani. 2011. “Multi-Tasking, Quality and Pay for Performance.” Health Economics. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.1582.

Carlsen, Fredrik, and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2010. “Norwegian Priority Guidelines: Estimating the Distributional Implications across Age, Gender and SES.” Health Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.12.003.

Askildsen, Jan Erik, Tor Helge Holmås, and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2010. “Prioritization and Patients’ Rights: Analysing the Effect of a Reform in the Norwegian Hospital Sector.” Social Science and Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.09.022.

Hehenkamp, Burkhard, and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2008. “Imitators and Optimizers in a Changing Environment.” Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2007.06.001.

Kaarbøe, Oddvar, and Trond E. Olsen. 2008. “Distorted Performance Measures and Dynamic Incentives.” Journal of Economics and Management Strategy. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-9134.2008.00174.x.

Magnussen, Jon, Terje P. Hagen, and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2007. “Centralized or Decentralized? A Case Study of Norwegian Hospital Reform.” Social Science and Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.02.018.

Oestergren, Katarina, Silvia Boni, Kirill Danishevski, and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2007. “The Process of Implementing Decentralization. ” In R. Saltman, V. Bankauskaite and K. Vrangbæk (eds.) Decentralization in Health Care: Strategies and Outcomes. Open Academic Press/McGraw Hill.

Hehenkamp, Burkhard, and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2006. “When Should the Talented Receive Weaker Incentives? Peer Pressure in Teams.” FinanzArchiv. https://doi.org/10.1628/001522106776667040.

Kaarbøe, Oddvar, and Trond E. Olsen. 2006. “Career Concerns, Monetary Incentives and Job Design.” Scandinavian Journal of Economics. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9442.2006.00453.x.

Hagen, Terje P., and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2006. “The Norwegian Hospital Reform of 2002: Central Government Takes over Ownership of Public Hospitals.” Health Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.06.014.

Hansen, Per Svejstrup, and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2002. “Equilibrium Selection in Coordination Games with Simultaneous Play.” Economic Theory. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-001-0243-x.

 

Norwegian Publications (Reviewed)

Holmås, Tor Helge and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2023. "Hvilke forhold påvirker om en henvisning til BUP avvises? Tidsskrift for Velferdsforskning, 26(3), 1-16.

Holmås, Tor Helge and Oddvar Kaarboe. 2021. “Hvilke faktorer påvirker bruken av ordningen med fritt behandlingsvalg?” Samfunnsøkonomen, 6, 33-42.

Kaarboe, Oddvar. 2017. “Kvalitetsbasert finansiering.” Michael, 14: Supplement 19, 68-74.

Alexandersen, Nina, Terje P. Hagen og Oddvar Kaarboe. 2017. “Hvilke bedrifter kjøper private helseforsikringer i Norge?” Samfunnsøkonomen, 1, 31-38.

Askildsen, Jan Erik, Tor Helge Holmås, Oddvar Kaarboe, og Karin Monstad. 2016. “Evaluering Av Kommunal Medfinansiering.” Tidsskrift for Omsorgsforskning. https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2387-5984-2016-02-08.

Askildsen, Jan Erik, Fredrik Carlsen, Tor Helge Holmås, og Oddvar Kaarboe. 2014. “Fordeling av midler til kommunal medfinansiering av spesialisthelsetjenestene.” Samfunnsøkonomen, 128(9), 39-50.

Askildsen, Jan Erik, Tor Helge Holmås, og Oddvar Kaarboe. 2008. “Hvordan Måle Prioriteringspraksis i Helsesektoren?” Samfunnsøkonomen, 62 (3), 19-27, 2008.

Gjelsvik, Roar, Oddvar Kaarboe, Hanne Husom Haukland, Anne Lise Bjørke Monsen, og Sverre Sandberg. 2008. “Hvordan Kan Bruk Av Laboratorietjenester Styres?” Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening.

Gjelsvik, Roar, Oddvar Kaarboe, Hanne Husom Haukland, Anne Lise Bjørke Monsen, og Sverre Sandberg. 2008. “More Adequate Use of Laboratory Services- Economical Aspects.” Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening.

Monsen, Anne Lise Bjørke, Roar Gjelsvik, Oddvar Kaarboe, Hanne Husom Haukland, og Sverre Sandberg. 2008. “Riktigere Bruk Av Laboratorietjenester - Medisinske Aspekter.” Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening.

Bretteville-Jensen, Anne Line, og Oddvar Kaarboe. 2004. “Innsatsstyrt Finansiering Også i Psykiatrien?” Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening.

Hagen, Terje P., Oddvar Kaarboe, og Hans Kristian Bakke. 2004. “Legeforeningen Og Sykehusfinansieringen.” Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening.

 

Other

Collins, Téa, Bente Mikkelsen, Oddvar Kaarboe, Siegfried Walch, and Oleg Chestnov. 2017. “Investing in Healthier Cities – Multistakeholder Action to Prevent Non Ommunicable Diseases.” Eurohealth.

 

Academic lecture
  • Show author(s) (2008). Monitoring Prioritization in a Public Health Care Sector.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Monitoring Prioritization in a Public Health Care Sector.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Distributional consequences of prioritization.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Is There a Demand Response by Patients in Primary Care?
  • Show author(s) (2006). The influence of hospitals' reimbursement schemes on internal wage contracts.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Equilibrium selection in supermodular games with mean payoff technologies.
  • Show author(s) (2005). The influence of hospitals' reimbursement schemes on internal wage contracts.
  • Show author(s) (2005). The influence of hospitals' reimbursement schemes on internal wage contracts.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Who should Receive Weaker Incentives? Peer Pressure in Teams.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Who should Receive Weaker Incentives? Peer Pressure in Teams.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Who should Receive Weaker Incentives? Peer Pressure in Teams.
  • Show author(s) (2004). The process of implementing decentralization.
  • Show author(s) (2004). The Norwegian hospital reform of 2002: Central government takes over ownership of public hospitals.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Career concern, monetary incentives and job design.
  • Show author(s) (2003). Egenandeler og prioriteringer i helsevesenet.
  • Show author(s) (2003). Career Concerns, Monetary Incentives, and Job Design.
  • Show author(s) (2003). Behovsbasert finansiering av spesialisthelsetjenesten.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Equilibrium selection under different learning modes in supermodular game.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Social norms, private incentives, and individual behavior in health care organizations.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Equilibrium selection and the rate of convergence in coordination games with simultaneous play.

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