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 …

This paper documents the financial and institutional developments of China during the past two decades, when China was … examine the relationship between financial development and economic growth in China by employing a panel sample covering 31 … markets, institutions, and instruments have been robustly associated with economic growth in China. – institutions ; growth …

. This provides an excellent example of a country that has experienced changes in competition regime. Economic reforms in … economic and, in particular, competitive environment. Understanding the evolution of competition across industries is an … economic transition. In this paper, the authors investigate the evolution of competition in Vietnam during the economic …

Understanding the degree and evolution of competition across industries is an important step towards understanding the … impact of economic reform and competition on economic growth in Vietnam during the economic transition. In this paper, the … author investigates the evolution of competition in Vietnam during the economic transition using the price-cost margin (PCM …

We are concerned in this paper with measuring health outcomes among the elderly in Zhejiang and Gansu provinces, China …). We use the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) pilot data to document health conditions among the … elderly in Gansu and Zhejiang provinces, where the survey was fielded. We use a very rich set of health indicators that …

This paper analyzes economic-social interaction in China in connection with the country's change of economic system. I … China's options for future social improvements into three broad categories: policies that improve the stability and …

This paper analyzes economic-social interaction in China in connection with the country's change of economic system. I … China's options for future social improvements into three broad categories: policies that improve the stability and …