We evaluate the effect of a pro-competition reform gradually introduced in France over the 2004-2008 period on hospital … and financial autonomy as well as their reimbursement systems and incentives for competition before the reform, but they … competition in terms of decrease in mortality after the reform. We estimate a duration model for mortality stratified at the …

Free school choice has often been argued to be a tide that lifts school quality through increased competition. This …

’s provision and charging decisions. We argue that the expert’s promise induces a commitment that triggers guilt if the promise is … increase the commitment value of proper promises. -- Promises ; guilt ; trust ; credence goods ; experts ; reciprocity …

shops. Faced with intensified competition, the firm decided to sell or close down 57 of its worst performing shops. We …

transportation and warehousing, industries complementary to e-commerce. Within the in-state retail sector, the decline in brick … general equilibrium model in which consumers substitute e-commerce for big-box purchases, crowding out brick-and-mortar retail. …

is sufficiently well informed about consumer and firm behavior. -- bounded rationality ; competition ; regulation …

participants repeatedly select and consume lunch menus. The design features a convex non-monetary budget in a natural environment … categories. Individuals who exert self-control take up a commitment device as soon as available, while non-committers are present …

different degrees of contract enforceability and competition. Our main results indicate that business-is-family cultures are …