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Competition and Waiting Times in Hospital Markets

Brekke, Kurt R.; Siciliani, Luigi; Straume, Odd Rune - 2021

This paper studies the impact of hospital competition on waiting times. We use a Salop-type model, with hospitals that … from the closest hospital (monopoly segment). Compared with a benchmark case of monopoly, we find that hospital competition … hospital competition, the effect of increased competition depends on the parameter of measurement: Lower travelling costs …

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Measuring the Competitiveness of Elections

Cox, Gary W. - 2019

The concept of electoral competition plays a central role in many subfields of political science, but no consensus …

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The Impact of the German 'DEAL' on Competition in the Academic Publishing Market

Haucap, Justus; Moshgbar, Nima; Schmal, Wolfgang Benedikt - 2021

publications in Wiley and Springer Nature journals at the cost of other journals. From that two related competition concerns emerge …

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Is Being Competitive Always an Advantage? Degrees of Competitiveness, Gender, and Premature Work Contract Termination

Lüthi, Samuel; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2021

In this study, we examine the influence of competitiveness on the stability of labour relations using the example of premature employment and training contract termination in the apprenticeship education sector. The paper extends the small but growing evidence on the external relevance of...

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Competition and waiting times in hospital markets

Brekke, Kurt R.; Siciliani, Luigi; Straume, Odd Rune - 2007

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On the Impact of Risky Private and Public Returns in the Private Provision of Public Goods - the Case of Social Investments

Freundt, Jana - 2019

We use a laboratory experiment to identify the impact of risk in the private and public dimensions of social investments. In variants of a public good game, we separate the return a subject’s investment generates for herself vs. the return to others. We find a detrimental effect of risk on...

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Financial Policymaking after Crises : Public vs. Private Interests

Saka, Orkun; Ji, Yuemei; De Grauwe, Paul - 2021

We first present a simple model of post-crisis policymaking driven by both public and private interests. Using a novel dataset covering 94 countries between 1973 and 2015, we then establish that financial crises can lead to government interventions in financial markets. Consistent with a public...

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Arm's Length Provision of Public Services

Bennedsen, Morten; Schultz, Christian - 2021

We analyze the economic consequences of strategic delegation of the right to decide between public or private provision of a governmental service and/or the authority to negotiate and renegotiate with the chosen service provider. Our model encompasses both bureaucratic delegation from a...

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Prescription Behavior of Physicians in the Public and Private Sector

Jussila, Elina; Kotakorpi, Kaisa; Verho, J - 2023

We analyze prescription behavior of physicians in the public and private sector. We study two major diseases for which an effective, widely accepted low-cost treatment and alternative, more expensive treatments are available. We find that private sector physicians are more likely to prescribe...

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Globalization, Fertility and Marital Behavior in a Lowest-Low Fertility Setting

Giuntella, Osea; Rotunno, Lorenzo; Stella, Luca - 2022

greater import competition from Eastern Europe led to worse labor market outcomes and lower fertility rates. In contrast …

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