We exploit gaps between observed and recently forecasted GDP growth in export destinations to estimate the effects of unexpected export shocks on worker compensation. Using employer-employee panel data, we find that these export shocks are partly transmitted to workers in the form of higher...

We analyse – theoretically and empirically – the effect of hospital mergers on waiting times in healthcare markets where prices are fixed. Using a spatial modelling framework where patients choose provider based on travelling distance and waiting times, we show that the effect is...

Health systems around world are increasingly adopting cost-effectiveness (CE) analysis to inform decisions about access and reimbursement. We study how CE thresholds imposed by a health plan for granting reimbursement affect drug producers pricing incentives and patients access to new drugs....

We exploit gaps between observed and recently forecasted GDP growth in export destinations to estimate the effects of unexpected export shocks on worker compensation. Using employer-employee panel data, we find that these export shocks are partly transmitted to workers in the form of higher...

We study competing hospitals' incentives for quality provision in a dynamic setting where healthcare is an experience good. In our model, the utility a patient derives from choosing a particular provider depends on a subjective component specific to the match between the patient and the...