Objectives: Examine how differences in state regulatory environments predict geographic disparities in the utilization of cancer screening. Data sources/setting: 100% Medicare fee-for-service population data from 2001-2005 was developed as multi-year breast (BC) and colorectal cancer (CRC)...

What are the economic rationales for the public subsidy of private health insurance? Inducing more people to purchase private cover has the potential to create a positive fiscal externality, as it frees up the limited public beds and other public resources for people who cannot afford private...

The economic and legal view of vertical integration has varied over time, but, a constant source of concern is the fear that the integrated firm will foreclose competitors from intermediate markets. At the same time, most commentators have considered the economics of vertical contracts,...

This symposium is organized around a major, ongoing, antitrust case, In re: Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation, MDL-997, Master File No.94C 897(Us Federal Court for the Northern District of Illinois). As one can see, this case involves fascinating scientific and policy issues,...

Recent models of firm failure and growth have ignored demand factors. In this paper, we generalize these theoretical analyses to include demand factors in explaining failure and growth for heterogeneous firms in local markets facing imperfect but increasing competition. The model is then applied...