We study the impact of insurance on the amount of fraud in a physician-patient relationship. In a market for credence goods, where prices are regulated by an authority, physicians act as experts. Due to their informational advantage, physicians have an incentive to cheat by inducing...

We study the impact of insurance on the amount of fraud in a physician-patient relationship. In a market for credence goods, where prices are regulated by an authority, physicians act as experts. Due to their informational advantage, physicians have an incentive to cheat by inducing...

La dépense sanitaire est concrètement perçue par les citoyens uniquement pour la partie du coût total payée sous forme de cotisations aux assureurs maladie. La totalité de la dépense pour la médecine ambulatoire (à différence de celle hospitalière) est directement payée par les...

We study the impact of insurance on the amount of fraud in a physician-patient relationship. In a market for credence goods, where prices are regulated by an authority, physicians act as experts. Due to their informational advantage, physicians have an incentive to cheat by inducing...

Proceedings of a conference organised by the Productivity Commission and the Melbourne Institute of Economic and Social Research held on 7-8 March 2002 to explore key policy issues facing Australia's health sector. The Roundtable drew together thirty leading practitioners and analysts on health...

This thesis consists of four papers, all of which are concerned with the demand for and consumption of dental care services.<P> <p> In Paper [I] the presence of supplier induced demand is studied in the Swedish market for dental care. A two-part, hurdle model is used to capture the fact that the...</p></p>