This paper estimates the marginal accident externality of driving in Central London by exploiting variation in traffic …, and a 6.5% increase in serious injuries/fatalities. Our preferred estimates indicate that the accident, slight injuries … £0.16. The marginal accident externality is positive, as the marginal driver along congested roads decreases the risk and …

In theory, health care providers may adapt their professional behavior to the financial incentives driven by their … incentives. We propose a theoretical model to identify potential determinants of such preferences. We empirically test our …' hypothetical incentives in France. The empirical results confirm the theoretical ones by establishing that users tend to prefer to …

How do patient and provider incentives affect the provision of long-term care? Our analysis of 551 thousand nursing … admit more profitable out-of-pocket private payers. Third, providers react more elastically to financial incentives than … patients. Thus, targeting provider incentives through alternative payment models, such as episode-based reimbursement, is more …

This is a survey of legal liability for accidents. Three general aspects of accident liability are addressed. The first … is the effect of liability on incentives, both whether to engage in activities (for instance, whether to drive) and how …-bearing and insurance, for the liability system acts as an implicit insurer for accident victims and it imposes risk on potential …

leads to revised treatment choices for different payer-procedure combinations. Ignoring the breadth of externalities from …

is through the use of financial incentives. In this survey, we review the available evidence with a significant emphasis … on studies that yield credible estimates of the effect of financial incentives on weight loss. We find that the … estimates of the effect. -- Financial incentives ; weight loss ; obesity ; randomized experiment ; survey …