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Does quality affect patientsâ€™ choice of doctor? Evidence from the UK

Santos, R.; Gravelle, H.; Propper, C. - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2014

improve quality is that providers will face higher demand if they improve their quality. In this paper we test this crucial … assumption in an important part of the health care market by examining whether quality affects the choice of family doctor. We … the determinants of choice and, in particular, whether quality affects choice. The English setting is a particularly …

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Multitasking, quality and pay for performance

Kaarboe, Oddvar Martin; Siciliani, Luigi - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2008

We present a model of optimal contracting between a purchaser and a provider of health services when quality has two … dimensions. We assume that one dimension of quality is contractible (dimension 1) and one dimension is not contractible … quality 1 increases or decreases the marginal cost and marginal bene?t of quality 2 (i.e. substitutability or complementarity …

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Competition and quality in regulated markets: a differential-game approach

Brekke, Kurt R.; Cellini, Roberto; Siciliani, Luigi; … - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2008

We investigate the effect of competition on quality in regulated markets (e.g., health care, higher education, public … utilities) taking a di¤erential game approach, in which quality is a stock variable. Using a Hotelling framework, we derive the … the marginal provision cost is increasing, investment and quality are lower in the closed-loop solution: in fact, quality …

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Are physician fees responsive to competition?

Choné, P.; Coudin, É.; Pla, A. - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2014

We assess the extent to which specialist doctors respond to local competition when setting prices (including extra-billings) in a fee-for-service system. We use an exhaustive panel data set to estimate physician reaction functions, exploiting exogenous changes in medical density and labor supply...

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OPT OUT OR TOP UP? VOLUNTARY HEALTHCARE INSURANCE AND THE PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE SUBSTITUTION

Fabbri, D.; Monfardini, C. - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2011

We investigate whether people enrolled into voluntary health insurance (VHI) substitute public consumption with private (opt out) or just enlarge their private consumption, without reducing reliance upon public provisions (top up). We study the case of Italy, where a mixed insurance system is in...

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Demand for hospital care and private health insurance in a mixed publicprivate system: empirical evidence using a simultaneous equation modeling approach

Chai Cheng, T; Vahid, F - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2010

This paper examines the determinants of hospital stay intensity, the decision to seek hospital care as a public or private patient and the decision to purchase private hospital insurance. We describe a theoretical model to motivate the simultaneous nature of these decisions. For the empirical...

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Difference in Differences for Stayers and Movers with a Time-Varying QualiÂ…cation

Lee, M.; Kim, Y. - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2013

When a treatment in difference in differences (DD) is applied to a group of individuals with a time-constant qualifiÂ…cation/eligibility such as gender or race, there is no issue of choosing to be (un-)treated. But if the qualiÂ…fication is time-varying, then the individuals may alter...

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Attrition Bias in Panel Data: A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing? A Case Study Based on the MABEL Survey

Cheng, T. C.; Trivedi, P. K. - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2014

This paper investigates the nature and consequences of sample attrition in a unique longitudinal survey of medical doctors. We describe the patterns of non-response and examine if attrition affects the econometric analysis of medical labour market outcomes using the estimation of physician...

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Testing exogeneity of multinomial regressors in count data models: does two stage residual inclusion work?

Geraci, A.; Fabbri, D.; Monfardini, C. - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2014

We study a simple exogeneity test in count data models with possibly endogenous multinomial treatment. The test is based on Two Stage Residual Inclusion 2SRI). Results from a broad Monte Carlo study provide novel evidence on important features of this approach in nonlinear settings. We find...

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Does the letter matter (and for everyone)? Quasi-experimental evidence on the effects of home invitation on mammography uptake

Carrieri, V.; Wuebker, A. - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2014

We exploit regional variation in the availability of breast cancer screening policies and variations in age eligibility criteria across European regions to estimate the causal effect of home invitation on mammography uptake. We link administrative public data about regional breast cancer...

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