externalities, the distortion of competition and distributional effects. …

rates of unnecessary procedures helps lower the excessive healthcare costs that present a major concern for public policy … insurance liability. Presuming that C-section rates in Germany are partially influenced by economic and legal incentives, the … to the one introduced in Piedmont, one might expect positive effects in terms of reduced healthcare costs without …

intended to perform defensive acts because of a higher perceived liability risk in Belgium. Methods We assigned 85 practicing … discover diferential treatment styles driven by physicians' perceived liability risk among patients with a diferent critical … are not medically necessary) when experiencing a high liability risk. Conclusions Our results show that patients' critical …

of the marginal contributions for environments with externalities. The dummy property related to it is defined. We adapt … average approach provided by Macho-Stadler et al. (J Econ Theory 135:339-356, 2007). -- externalities ; marginal contributions …