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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 …
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more competition for their sons than daughters. Second, this gender difference can largely be explained by parents’ beliefs …
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more agressive, which triggers price competition and potentially deters entry by generic producers. To investigate the … counter- vailing effects, we exploit a policy reform in Norway with a gradual implementation of reference pricing across … branded and generic drug prices and branded market shares. Despite fiercer price competition, the number of generic producers …
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an incentivized experiment. While intertemporal choices in the control group exhibit significant present bias, choices …
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We use a novel method to elicit and measure higher order risk preferences (prudence and temperance) in an experiment …
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Discrimination against minorities is pervasive in many societies, but little is known about minorities' strategies to avoid being discriminated against. In our trust game among 758 high-school students in the country of Georgia, ethnic Georgian trustors discriminate against the ethnic Armenian...
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framed field experiment, we let 142 three to six-year old preschool children allocate a fixed endowment between an in …
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We implement a randomized controlled trial to investigate whether students in lower-secondary school more effectively acquire information about potential career paths if this information is preceded by a task that allows students to explore their own interests and the career information is...
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communities. We study the potential for youth camps—integrating rituals, sports, and civics training—to strengthen intergroup … minority, while higher intergroup contact backfires among Hindus but not Muslims. Our findings demonstrate that inclusive youth …
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