Gries, Thomas; Langeleh, Dirk - In: Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik 5 (2004) 3, pp. 293-311
Market failures in the "Physician-Patient-Market", caused by asymmetric information between patients and physicians, is a standard problem of any health system. Frequently, administrative rules defined by the government or private health (doctor) associations dominate the allocation mechanisms...