) of different patience bargain with each other. Theoretically, only the more patient member of each group should be … relevant for the outcome. The less patient members would agree to any outcome and are, hence, irrelevant. We find, however …, that the impact of the patient member can be quite small. -- bargaining experiment ; heterogeneous group members …

point decline in a patient's two-year mortality risk. While we find evidence of observable doctor characteristics and …-quality doctors are, and that patient-generated GP ratings are uncorrelated with GP value-added. Using a lower bound of the predicted … (bottom 5 percent of the VA distribution) with GPs of average quality generates a social benefit of $27,417 per patient, $9 …

This paper estimates a theory-guided gravity equation of regional patient flows. In our model, a patient’s choice to …-type equation and show that our measure of accessibility performs better in explaining patient flows than bilateral distance. We … conduct a rich set of counterfactual simulations, illustrating that the effects of physicians’ market exits on patient …

diagnosis, prescriptions, and specialist referrals, as well as patient satisfaction. However, in the short term, online …