Showing 1 - 10 of 1,446
Physicians are supposed to serve patients' interests, but some are more inclined to do so than others. This paper studies how the system of health care provision affects the allocation of patients to physicians when physicians differ in altruism. We show that allowing for private provision of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325476
of the criticisms of the current subsidy system, however, is that it overemphasizes work and does little to encourage … care subsidies for child development. In this paper, we provide a systematic assessment of the impact of subsidy receipt on … relationship between child care subsidies and child development. In particular, our results suggest that subsidy receipt in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269366
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011696448
focus is on the incidence of the subsidy, i.e., we ask how much of the € 2,500 buyer subsidy is captured by the supply … subsidy amount. However, the incidence was heterogeneous across price segments. Subsidized buyers of cheap cars paid more than … comparable buyers who did not receive the subsidy, e.g. for cars of € 12,000 car dealers reaped about 8% of the scrappage prime …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316840
In the United States child adoption costs vary considerably, ranging from no out-of-pocket expense to $50,000 or more. What are the underlying causes for the variability in child adoption expenses? While cost variability is widely acknowledged, the sources of the differentials have not been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280636
A complete account of the U.S. child care subsidy system requires an understanding of its implications for both … fill this gap by examining the impact of child care subsidy receipt on maternal health and the quality of child … of family well-being. In addition, we attempt to handle the possibility of non-random selection into subsidy receipt by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282190
South Korea's strategies for deploying battery electric vehicles (BEVs) primarily include providing purchase subsidies and expanding charging infrastructure. An empirical analysis of new vehicle registrations from 2019 to 2022 shows that investing in charging facilities is more costeffective...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015063049
Financial distress and market exit play a key role in ensuring an efficient allocation and may also have negative social and economic consequences like loss of employment and output in particular areas, loss of technical knowhow and expertise or disruption to important services. In this context,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011451719
sinnvolle Reform aussehen? …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316218
This article demonstrates that the large feed-in tariffs currently guaranteed for solar electricity in Germany constitute a subsidization regime that, if extended to 2020, threatens to reach a level comparable to that of German hard coal production, a notoriously outstanding example of misguided...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264711