assume that physicians differ in their degree of altruism, enjoy being perceived as good but dislike being perceived as …

This paper examines how physicians in China respond to a pay-for-performance scheme that mismeasures performance. In … to decrease drug expenditure. Using a unique patient-level data from a large Chinese hospital, I find that physicians … inducement hypothesis as physicians in China may receive under-the-counter commission for prescribing certain drugs. I also find …

We explore how competition between physicians affects medical service provision. Previous research has shown that …, without competition, physicians deviate from patient-optimal treatment under payment systems like capitation and fee …-for-service. While competition might reduce these distortions, physicians usually interact with each other repeatedly over time and only …

In a laboratory experiment designed to capture key aspects of the interaction between physicians and patients, we study … physicians' market shares. Medical treatment is an example of a credence good: only the physician knows the appropriate treatment … consult more often and physicians overtreat more often than in the baseline condition. Competition decreases overtreatment …

: subjects take on the role of physicians and make treatment decisions for patients, receiving feedback on the quality of their …

In a laboratory experiment designed to capture key aspects of the interaction between physicians and patients in a … physicians overtreat more often than in the baseline condition. Competition decreases overtreatment compared to the baseline and …

physicians' behavior. Medical students decide as experimental physicians on the quantity of medical services. Real patients gain …. Financial incentives are not the only motivation for physicians' quantity decisions, though. The patient benefit is of … physicians are paid by FFS …

, Medicare's regulatory externalities are less well-understood. We study such implications by examining how physicians …

condition for designing effective policies is to identify who drives antibiotic treatment decisions, physicians or patient …