In a spatial competition setting there is usually a non-negative relationship between competition and quality. In this … paper we offer a novel mechanism whereby competition leads to lower quality. This mechanism relies on two key assumptions …, namely that the providers are motivated and risk-averse. We show that the negative relationship between competition and …

In a spatial competition setting there is usually a non-negative relationship between competition and quality. In this … paper we offer a novel mechanism whereby competition leads to lower quality. This mechanism relies on two key assumptions …, namely that the providers are motivated and risk-averse. We show that the negative relationship between competition and …

We study the effect of competition on quality in markets such as health care, long-term care and education, when … providers choose both prices and quality in a setting of spatial competition. We offer a novel mechanism whereby competition …-averse. Our proposed mechanism can help explain several empirical findings of a negative effect of competition on quality …

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 …

This paper studies the impact of hospital competition on waiting times. We use a Salop-type model, with hospitals that … from the closest hospital (monopoly segment). Compared with a benchmark case of monopoly, we find that hospital competition … hospital competition, the effect of increased competition depends on the parameter of measurement: Lower travelling costs …

We investigate the effect of competition on quality in regulated markets (e.g., health care, higher education, public … to the steady state. While fiercer competition (lower transportation costs or less sluggish demand) leads to higher … quality in both solutions, the quality response to increased competition is weaker when players use feedback strategies. …