This paper investigates competition between health insurance companies under different financing regulations. We … consider two alternatives advanced in recent German health care reform discussions: competition by contribution rates (health … contributions) and by fees (health premia). We find that contribution rate competition yields lower company profits and higher …

. Drawing on longitudinal data from Germany, we find robust evidence that individuals having an internal LOC are more likely to …

This paper studies a market for a medical product in which there is perfect competition among health insurers, while …

the achievement distribution being hurt by competition. -- education ; competition ; Netherlands ; IVQR … outside option to public and other schools, this paper considers the effect of catholic competition on non-catholic school … performance in pre-university education. Employing data from central exit exams, a positive link between competition intensity and …

framework how unsustainable the public finances of France, Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. are, given their demographic …

competition by a competitive fringe that produces low quality. We show that the brand manufacturer optimally provides a decoy good …

competition and the group effect support the profits of firms with a high ethical code. Paradoxically, a strong group identity …