, combining rich population-wide register data with random assignment of patients to general practitioners (GPs). We show that … there is substantial variation in the quality of physicians, as measured by patients’ post-assignment mortality, in the … point decline in a patient’s two-year mortality risk. While we find evidence of observable doctor characteristics and …

implementation when patient distributions vary over time. The proposed policies delay antibiotic prescriptions for some patients …

implementation when patient distributions vary over time. The proposed policies delay antibiotic prescriptions for some patients …

profitable out-of-pocket payers. Third, providers react more elastically to financial incentives than patients, so moving to …

) patients choose a hospital based in part on waiting times; and (iii) hospitals incur waiting time penalties. We show that …We develop a dynamic model of hospital competition where (i) waiting times increase if demand exceeds supply; (ii … to higher waiting times. These results are robust to different game-theoretic solution concepts, designs of the hospital …

This paper studies the impact of hospital competition on waiting times. We use a Salop-type model, with hospitals that … differ in (geographical) location and, potentially, waiting time, and two types of patients; high-benefit patients who choose … between neighbouring hospitals (competitive segment), and low-benefit patients who decide whether or not to demand treatment …

Suppliers who are better informed than purchasers, such as physicians treating insured patients, often have discretion … tests for coronary artery disease and to Medicare diagnosisrelated groups defined by the treatment given, not just the …