Health care systems are under reform in many countries. This typically involves a shift towards more competition. But … still, markets are highly regulated. This study analyzes competition and regulatory measures in four important fields using … the modern tools of microeconomic theory and microeconometrics. The book demonstrates how price regulation interacts with …

drug substitution and competition. Since 2006, Germany follows an innovative approach by differentiating drug co … potential reductions in co-payments. We refer to the latter result as the "co-payment exemption paradox." Our competition proxy …