evidence, we build a spatial quality competition model with altruism heterogeneity. We find that more altruistic healthcare … offset costly quality competition. … providers supply relatively higher quality levels and position themselves closer to the center. Whether the social planner …

evidence, we build a spatial quality competition model with altruism heterogeneity. We find that more altruistic healthcare … off set costly quality competition … providers supply relatively higher quality levels and position themselves closer to the center. Whether the social planner …

We study competing hospitals' incentives for quality provision in a dynamic setting where healthcare is an experience … experience-good nature of healthcare can either reinforce or dampen the demand responsiveness to quality and the hospitals …' incentives for quality provision, depending on two key factors: (i) the shape of the distribution of match-specific utilities …

We analyse the effect of competition on quality in hospital markets with regulated prices, considering both the effect … structure, we show that the relationship between competition and quality is generally ambiguous. In contrast to the received … ; competition ; quality …

We analyse the effect of competition on quality in hospital markets with regulated prices, considering both the effect … structure, we show that the relationship between competition and quality is generally ambiguous. In contrast to the received … of (i) introducing competition (monopoly versus competition) and (ii) increasing competition through lower transportation …

oligopoly ; price regulation ; quality ; hospital competition … Hotelling framework, this paper analyses the effect of heterogeneous objectives of the hospitals on quality differentiation …. This holds if the public hospital is similar to the private hospital or less efficient and competition is low. The main …

oligopoly ; price regulation ; quality ; hospital competition … Hotelling framework, this paper analyses the effect of different objectives of the hospitals on quality, profits, and overall …

We study the equilibrium and its stability property in a duopoly market in which minimum quality standards (MQS) are … set, prices are regulated with links to product quality, and firms compete in quality. The adjustment dynamics are taken …

This paper studies the impact of hospital competition on waiting times. We use a Salop-type model, with hospitals that … from the closest hospital (monopoly segment). Compared with a benchmark case of monopoly, we find that hospital competition … hospital competition, the effect of increased competition depends on the parameter of measurement: Lower travelling costs …

Hotelling framework, this paper analyses the effect of different objectives of the hospitals on quality, profits, and overall …