, profits, and overall welfare in a price regulated duopoly with exogenous symmetric locations. In contrast to other studies on …, a mixed duopoly outperforms both a private and a public duopoly due to an equilibrium price below (above) the price of … the private (public) duopoly. This medium price discourages overprovision of quality of the less efficient hospital and …

welfare in a price regulated duopoly with symmetric locations. In contrast to other studies on mixed oligopolies, this paper … shows that in a duopoly with regulated prices privatisation of the public hospital may increase overall welfare depending on …