This paper studies the impact of hospital competition on waiting times. We use a Salop-type model, with hospitals that … from the closest hospital (monopoly segment). Compared with a benchmark case of monopoly, we find that hospital competition … hospital competition, the effect of increased competition depends on the parameter of measurement: Lower travelling costs …

We investigate the effect of competition on quality in regulated markets (e.g., health care, higher education, public … drops to the minimum level in steady state, implying that quality competition is e¤ectively eliminated. In this case, static … models tend to exaggerate the positive effect of competition on quality. Our results can explain the mixed empirical evidence …

The effect of competition on the quality of health care remains a contested issue. Most empirical estimates rely on … the impact of competition on hospital outcomes. The English government introduced a policy in 2006 to promote competition … competition on not only clinical outcomes but also productivity and expenditure. Our data set is large, containing information on …

This paper studies the impact of hospital competition on waiting times. We use a Salop-type model, with hospitals that … competition leads to longer waiting times in equilibrium if the competitive segment is sufficiently large. Given a policy regime … of hospital competition, the effect of increased competition depends on the parameter of measurement: Lower travelling …

We analyse the effect of competition on quality in hospital market with regulated prices, considering both the effect … of free patient choice (monopoly versus competition) and increased competition through lower transportation costs …

We investigate the effect of competition on quality in regulated markets (e.g., health care, higher education, public … minimum level in steady state, implying that quality competition is effectively eliminated. In this case, static models tend … to exaggerate the positive effect of competition on quality. Our results can explain the mixed empirical evidence on …

types increases consumer welfare by leveraging competition from the elastic low-risk market to the less elastic high …

offered by drug card sponsors to Medicare eligible, with the hope of promoting competition among sponsors. This paper utilizes … promoting competition between drug card sponsors? v) How are the observed effects related to the design and the institutional …

the history of government-sponsored information release aimed at promoting competition by facilitating access to prices. A … be reconciled with models of dynamic price competition with consumer switching costs as in Klemperer (1987a,b). The …