Does market power encourage or discourage investment? This is an open question due to theoretical ambiguity and empirical difficulties. The answer to this question is particularly important in the hospital market, where market power has increased dramatically since the 1990s. To answer this, we...

We analyze the contribution of production factors to revenue growth in almost the complete universe of U.S. hospitals, accounting for quality and productivity. Production factors (capital, labor, energy, materials and drugs) contributed 70% (drugs alone contributed 52 %), better health outcomes...

We analyze the contribution of production factors to revenue growth in almost the complete universe of U.S. hospitals, accounting for quality and productivity. Production factors (capital, labor, energy, materials and drugs) contributed 70% (drugs alone contributed 52%), better health outcomes...