We build up a differential game to investigate the interplay between the quality of health care and the presence of an … perfection of the open-loop Nash solution. Moreover, we identify the admissible parameter region wherein price regulation …

evidence, we build a spatial quality competition model with altruism heterogeneity. We find that more altruistic healthcare … providers supply relatively higher quality levels and position themselves closer to the center. Whether the social planner … offset costly quality competition. …

evidence, we build a spatial quality competition model with altruism heterogeneity. We find that more altruistic healthcare … providers supply relatively higher quality levels and position themselves closer to the center. Whether the social planner … off set costly quality competition …

We study the equilibrium and its stability property in a duopoly market in which minimum quality standards (MQS) are … set, prices are regulated with links to product quality, and firms compete in quality. The adjustment dynamics are taken …

We investigate the quality provision behavior and its implications for the occurrence of collusion in competitive … experiment with a health care market framing where subjects decide on the quality levels for one of three competing hospitals … respectively. We vary whether quality decisions within hospitals are made by individuals or teams. Realized monetary patient …

We analyse the effect of competition on quality in hospital markets with regulated prices, considering both the effect … structure, we show that the relationship between competition and quality is generally ambiguous. In contrast to the received …

We analyse the effect of competition on quality in hospital markets with regulated prices, considering both the effect … structure, we show that the relationship between competition and quality is generally ambiguous. In contrast to the received … ; competition ; quality …

overcome the resulting inefficiencies. We combine the theory of agency with a model of monopolistic competition to explore … cost-based reimbursement for hospitals; (2) regulation; and (3) managed care. Each regime represents, for its time, a … sensible response to market failure. Each regime has predictable consequences for prices, costs, and quality. We examine the …