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Table 5 Results on tests of covariate balance

From: Does patient behaviour drive physicians to practice defensive medicine? Evidence from a video experiment

 

Mean

 

Control group mean (1)

Treatment group mean (2)

OLS Difference (3)

Physician Characteristics

 Female

0.34

0.37

0.02 (0.813)

 Gynaecology

0.52

0.61

0.09 (0.424)

 Working Experience > 20y

0.48

0.49

0.01 (0.924)

 Accountability

0.41

0.39

-0.02 (0.861)

 Claim Experience

0.48

0.51

0.03 (0.751)

 Defensive Person

0.41

0.39

-0.02 (0.861)

  1. Notes: The table reports the results based on tests of covariate balance. Columns (1) and (2) display means for the control and the treatment group, respectively. Column (3) reports the coefficients from an OLS regression with Critical Patient as the explanatory variable, with corresponding p-values shown in (parentheses)
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Health Economics Review

ISSN: 2191-1991

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