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. …

Many health economists demand more competition in the health care system. They focus on the competition between … sickness funds for insured and the competition between health care providers for contracts with sickness funds. But they … neglect the competition between health care providers for patients which is crucial for medical quality. This third field of …

ownership and competition appear to be about equally important for the consequences of public sector outsourcing. …

analysis revealed the existence of two different groups of head masters: Those primarily oriented to school administration and … school regulation (group I) and those more focussed on pedagogical-educational issues (group II). Persons allocated to group …

die Behörde für Schule, Jugend und Berufsbildung der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg durchgeführt …

public school districts in Missouri. We take advantage of the plausibly exogenous variation in pre-negotiated district salary … 3.7, suggesting the presence of significant market power for school districts, especially over more experienced teachers …

of assessing the impact of education quality, the teacher contribution to pupils' achievement and the effect of school …

Both school financial management and entrepreneurship are acknowledged as important competencies to acquire for school … principals in Indonesia. Appropriate school financial management is important to ensure school funds are spent efficiently and … increase in flexibility to utilize the School Operational Assistance according to their school's individual needs, this also …