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Brekke, Kurt R.; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin; … - 2017

Competition among physicians is widespread, but compelling empirical evidence on the impact on service provision is …

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Does reference pricing drive out generic competition in pharmaceutical markets? : evidence from a policy reform

Brekke, Kurt R.; Canta, Chiara; Straume, Odd Rune - 2022

Policy makers use reference pricing to curb pharmaceutical expenditures by reducing coverage of expensive branded drugs. In a theoretical analysis we show that the net effect of reference pricing is generally ambiguous when accounting for entry by generic producers. Reference pricing shifts...

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Gatekeeping in health care

Brekke, Kurt R.; Nuscheler, Robert; Straume, Odd Rune - In: Journal of health economics 26 (2007) 1, pp. 149-170

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Do treatment decisions depend on physicians` financial incentives?

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Gatekeeping in health care

Brekke, Kurt R. (contributor); Nuscheler, Robert (contributor) - 2005

We study the competitive effects of restricting direct access to secondary care by gatekeeping, focusing on the informational role of general practitioners (GPs). In the secondary care market there are two hospitals choosing quality and specialisation. Patients, who are ex ante uninformed, can...