In many markets there is some form of regulation; and when new policy measures are introduced into a particular sector, the question of how to structure an adequate regulatory process arises. This paper contributes to the literature by describing the approach taken in the nursing home sector in...

Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Zeitarbeit) in der Pflege -- Der Einsatz ausländischer Fachkräfte im Pflegebereich als Herausforderung für das Management -- Personaleinsatz und Personalentwicklung zur Qualitätsverbesserung in der stationären Langzeitpflege -- Skill und Grade Mix im Kontext des...

We provide evidence from a large-scale field experiment on the causal effects of audit rules on compliance in a market for long-term care. In this setting care should be provided quickly and, therefore, the gatekeeper introduced ex-post auditing. Our results do not show significant effects of...

Since 2009, German nursing homes have been evaluated regularly with quality report cards published online. We argue that most of the information in the report cards does not reliably measure quality of care, but a subset of seven measures does. Using a sample of more than 3,000 nursing homes...