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An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of GP Competition
Pike, Chris - 2017
We analyse the relationship between the quality of a GP practice in England and the degree of competition that it faces (as indicated by the number of nearby rival GP practices). We find that those GP practices that are located close to other rival GP practices provide a higher quality of care...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012959162
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Learning-by-doing and productivity growth among high-skilled workers : evidence from the treatment of heart attacks
James, Stefan; Lagerqvist, Bo; Lundborg, Petter; … - 2022
Learning-by-doing is a fundamental concept in economics but a challenging one to document in high-skilled settings due to non-random assignment of workers to tasks and lacking performance measures. Our paper overcomes these challenges in the context of heart attack treatments in Sweden, where we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012990337
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Learning-by-doing and productivity growth among high-skilled workers: evidence from the treatment of heart attacks
Lundborg, Petter; James, Stefan; Lagerqvist, Bo; … - 2021
Learning-by-doing is a fundamental concept in economics but a challenging one to document in high-skilled settings due to non-random assignment of workers to tasks and lacking performance measures. Our paper overcomes these challenges in the context of heart attack treatments in Sweden, where we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012624924
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Does the Profit Motive Make Jack Nimble? Ownership Form and the Evolution of the U.S. Hospital Industry
Chakravarty, Sujoy; Gaynor, Martin; Klepper, Steven; … - 2010
entry and exit behavior. We develop theoretical predictions based on the model of Lakdawalla and Philipson, in which for … be quicker to enter and exit than not-for-profits in response to changing market conditions. We test this hypothesis … using data for all U.S. hospitals from 1984 through 2000. Examining annual and regional entry and exit rates, for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014061989
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Learning-by-Doing and Productivity Growth Among High-Skilled Workers : Evidence from the Treatment of Heart Attacks
Lundborg, Petter; James, Stefan; Lagerqvist, Bo; … - 2021
Learning-by-doing is a fundamental concept in economics but a challenging one to document in high-skilled settings due to non-random assignment of workers to tasks and lacking performance measures. Our paper overcomes these challenges in the context of heart attack treatments in Sweden, where we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324559
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Determinanten des Überlebens von Neugründungen in der badenwürttembergischen Industrie. Eine empirische Survivalanalyse mit amtlichen Betriebsdaten
Strotmann, Harald - 2002
Ziel des Beitrags ist eine empirische Analyse der Bedeutung möglicher Determinanten des Überlebens von Neugründungen in der badenwürttembergischen Industrie in der Zeit von 1981 bis 1994. Für die Studie wurden erstmals Daten der amtlichen baden-württembergischen Industriestatistik auf der...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322037
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Determinanten des Überlebens von Neugründungen in der badenwürttembergischen Industrie : eine empirische Survivalanalyse mit amtlichen Betriebsdaten
Strotmann, Harald - 2002
Ziel des Beitrags ist eine empirische Analyse der Bedeutung möglicher Determinanten des Überlebens von Neugründungen in der badenwürttembergischen Industrie in der Zeit von 1981 bis 1994. Für die Studie wurden erstmals Daten der amtlichen baden-württembergischen Industriestatistik auf der...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011516525
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The Evolution of Health Insurer Costs in Massachusetts, 2010-12
Ho, Kate - 2017
We analyze the evolution of health insurer costs in Massachusetts between 2010-2012, paying particular attention to changes in the composition of enrollees. This was a period in which Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) increasingly used physician cost control incentives but Preferred...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012961745
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Beschäftigungsdynamik in jungen innovativen Unternehmen : empirische Ergebnisse für West-Deutschland
Almus, Matthias; Nerlinger, Eric - 1998
Die Ergebnisse der multivariaten Analysen zur Beschäftigungsdynamik und dem Wachstumspotential junger innovativer Unternehmen lassen erkennen, daß junge innovative Unternehmen signifikant höhere Wachstumsraten erzielen als junge Unternehmen mit traditionellen Produkten. Die Abschätzung der...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428148
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Beschäftigungsdynamik in jungen innovativen Unternehmen : empirische Ergebnisse für West-Deutschland
Almus, Matthias; Nerlinger, Eric A. - 1998
The contribution of New Technology-based Firms (NTBFs) to long term economic development is at the centre of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011441126