provision and doctor mobility in the primary healthcare labour market. The paper provides a simple theoretical model that shows …

at least two dimensions: practice closures may lead to an inefficient use of healthcare services and deteriorate access …

about their care and the scope of competition between hospitals. …

The effect of competition on the quality of health care remains a contested issue. Most empirical estimates rely on … the impact of competition on hospital outcomes. The English government introduced a policy in 2006 to promote competition … introduction of competition on not only clinical outcomes but also productivity and expenditure. We find that the effect of …

private hospitals. These results are robust to instrumenting for location using the presence of existing healthcare facilities … competition. …

laggard in terms of those health outcomes that can be attributed to the healthcare system. In international comparisons of …. The UK spends less on healthcare than many other developed countries, but this must not be mistaken for a sign of superior … high-income countries are often hard to come by in the UK. Any country could keep healthcare spending in check by simply …

A common reform used to increase consumer choice and competition in public services has been to allow private providers …