We ask how patient knowledge of appropriate antibiotic usage affects both physicians prescribing behavior and the … physician-patient relationship. We conduct an audit study in which a pair of simulated patients with identical flu …-like complaints visits the same physician. Simulated patient A is instructed to ask a question that showcases his/her knowledge of …

exchanging ideas, solving work-related problems, generating new knowledge …

High-speed internet has increased the amount of information available in health care markets. Online information may … improve health outcomes if it reduces information frictions and helps patients choose higher quality providers or causes … providers to improve quality. We examine how health outcomes for common procedures in Medicare changed after broadband internet …

about a prescription drug, while referring to detailed drug information on the internet (FDA 1997; 2015). The hope was that …

it difficult for researchers to accurately measure internet-based search behavior in the years to come. Finally, we …

strategy builds on the literature on the dissemination of knowledge, specifically that of local knowledge spillovers. By …