Palangkaraya, Alfons; Yong, Jongsay - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 14 (2013) 3, pp. 415-429
This paper investigates the effects of competition on hospital quality using hospital administration data from the State of Victoria, Australia. Hospital quality is measured by 30-day mortality rates and 30-day unplanned readmission rates. Competition is measured by Herfindahl–Hirschman index...