assume that physicians differ in their degree of altruism, enjoy being perceived as good but dislike being perceived as … of overprovision which in turn rises patient benefits. -- Altruism; performance; motivation … Leistungen. Wir nehmen an, dass Ärzte sich in ihrem Grad an Altruismus unterscheiden. Ärzte schätzen es als gut, jedoch nicht als …

New empirical evidence shows substantial heterogeneity in the altruism of healthcare providers. Spurred by this … evidence, we build a spatial quality competition model with altruism heterogeneity. We find that more altruistic healthcare … prefers more or less horizontal differentiation is in general ambiguous and depends on the level of altruism. The more …