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Competition and hospital quality : evidence from a French natural experiment
Gobillon, Laurent; Milcent, Carine - 2017
We evaluate the effect of a pro-competition reform gradually introduced in France over the 2004-2008 period on hospital … quality measured with the mortality of heart-attack patients. Our analysis distinguishes between hospitals depending on their … and financial autonomy as well as their reimbursement systems and incentives for competition before the reform, but they …
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Voluntary contributions to the establishment and operation of public goods : theory and experimental evidence
Arbel, Yuval; Bar-El, Ronen; Schwarz, Mordechai E.; … - 2014
We study the dynamics of the private provision of a public good that requires both capacity buildup and ongoing operating costs. We show that setting a time limit for the collection of contributions dedicated to capacity buildup minimizes the utility loss at the Nash equilibrium. We test the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010413626
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Shining with the stars: competition, screening, and concern for coworkers' quality
Barigozzi, Francesca; Cremer, Helmuth - 2021
We study how workers' concern for coworkers' ability (CfCA) affects competition in the labor market. We consider two … also increases firms' competition for high-ability workers. As a result, CfCA benefits high-ability workers but is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012698649
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Gender differences in strategic behaviour under competitive pressure : evidence on omission patterns in university entrance examinations
Pekkarinen, Tuomas - 2014
This paper studies gender differences in performance in university entrance examinations. We exploit data from the exams that the nine Finnish universities providing education in economics and business use to choose their students. These exams are multiple choice tests where wrong answers are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010257343
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Tracking when ranking matters
Landaud, Fanny; Maurin, Eric - 2022
This paper investigates the effect of grouping students by prior achievement into different classes (or schools) in settings where students are competing for admission to programs offering only a limited number of places. We first develop a model that identifies the conditions under which the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013170260
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Product market reforms and unemployment in Europe
Gersbach, Hans; Schniewind, Achim - 2001
In this paper we study how promoting product market competition by reducing mark-ups or by increasing productivity are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011391687
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Competitiveness and the gender gap among yung business professionals
Reuben, Ernesto; Sapienza, Paola; Zingales, Luigi - 2015
Important gender differences in earnings and career trajectories persist. Particularly, in professions such as business. Gender differences in competitiveness have been proposed as a potential explanation. Using an incentivized measure of competitiveness, this paper investigates whether...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011376220
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The impact of immigration on the educational attainment of natives
Hunt, Jennifer - 2012
Using a state panel based on census data from 1940-2010, I examine the impact of immigration on the high school completion of natives in the United States. Immigrant children could compete for schooling resources with native children, lowering the return to native education and discouraging...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009629646
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Performance-related funding of universities : does more competition lead to grade inflation?
Bauer, Thomas K.; Grave, Barbara S. - 2011
financing systems aimed at increasing the competition between universities by making their pubic funds dependent on their … increased competition between universities causes grade inflation. -- grade inflation ; higher education funding ; university … competition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009516880
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Scale economies can offset the benefits of competition : evidence from a school consolidation reform in a universal voucher system
Haan, Monique de; Leuven, Edwin; Oosterbeek, Hessel - 2011
context scale economies dominated the effects of choice and competition. This points to an often ignored trade-off between … scale and competition. -- school choice ; competition ; school consolidation ; achievement ; economies of scale …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009232507