Competition among physicians is widespread, but compelling empirical evidence on the impact on service provision is … limited, mainly due to lack of exogenous variation in the degree of competition. In this paper we exploit that many GPs, in … observe the same GP in two different competitive environments; with competition (own practice) and without competition …

We investigate the effect of competition on quality in regulated markets (e.g., health care, higher education, public … to the steady state. While fiercer competition (lower transportation costs or less sluggish demand) leads to higher … quality in both solutions, the quality response to increased competition is weaker when players use feedback strategies …

assigned among high-school students and choices were measured using an incentivized experiment. Students who participated in …

the idea that direct competition damages social ties and the more general notion of state-dependent preferences …

unilaterally, but faces competition from a political opponent in the future. Both parties care about voters payoffs, but they have … endogenously influence whether learning occurs through its policy choices (policy experimentation), future political competition … that all incumbents can find it optimal to ‘over experiment', relative to a counter-factual in which they are sure to be in …

in an experiment. Our data show that indeed, strengthening weaker contestants through tie-breaks and bid …

trust and trustworthiness in anonymous transactions. Market competition creates incentives that arguably may enhance or curb … the effectiveness of these systems. We investigate how different forms of market competition and social reputation … networks interact in a series of laboratory online markets, where sellers face a moral hazard. We find that competition in …

This paper investigates how group membership and competition among trustors interact with trust and trustworthiness in … competition leads to a decrease in trustworthiness, especially among partners. We argue that once competition comes into play …