The Market for Optometric Services in the United States
29 Pages Posted: 16 Jul 2004 Last revised: 3 Nov 2022
Date Written: February 1976
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the market for optometric services in the United States. This paper is divided into seven sections. In the first section an overview of the practice of optometry is presented. This is succeeded by an examination of the distribution of eye health professionals in the United States. In sections 3-5 a market model for optometric services is specified and discussed. Next, estimates of the model are presented. Finally, the implications of this research are considered.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Coate, Douglas, The Market for Optometric Services in the United States (February 1976). NBER Working Paper No. w0122, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=260309
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