Showing 1 - 10 of 1,596
competitor market share influences choices of price and quality at for-profit and nonprofit nursing homes. The measured … significantly different conduct than do incumbents, with entering nonprofits producing higher quality at lower prices than … incumbents of either type, and exiting for-profits producing lower quality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013039241
good for policyholders, in a context where competition between health plans can lead to a "death spiral" for the less … the market for health (policyholders and physicians), we are able to find examples in which competition between health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014200037
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011945839
hospitals fell with some indication of increased waiting times in public hospitals, and evidence of doctors spending more of … their time in public hospitals rather than in private practice. Private hospitals’ profitability declined, share prices of …, cost and quality of care for patients …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012321080
The correct definition of the product market and of the geographic market is a prerequisite for assessing market structures in antitrust cases. For hospital markets, both dimensions are controversially discussed in the literature. Using data for the German hospital market we aim at elaborating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010526943
The correct definition of the product market and of the geographic market is a prerequisite for assessing market structures in antitrust cases. For hospital markets, both dimensions are controversially discussed in the literature. Using data for the German hospital market we aim at elaborating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010238835
This paper studies entry and capacity decisions by dialysis providers in the U.S. We estimate a structural model where providers make strategic continuous choices of capacities based on private information about own costs and beliefs about competitors' behaviors. We evaluate the impact on market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013074508
The American Medical Association and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America have developed new standards to curb the influence sales representatives may have on physicians' drug choices. Yet the literature fails to clarify the extent to which shares of prescriptions for branded...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014029729
Quality regulation attempts to ensure quality and foster competition by reducing vertical differentiation, but it may …, which is the primary quality standard for generic drugs. Exploiting the introduction of bioequivalence in Chile, we find … estimate a model of drug entry, certification, and demand to study the role of drug quality, aversion against generics, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013361980
competition are all found to be important determinants of long-run firm values, firm turnover, and market structure. Estimates for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010195032