Market testing is evaluated in the context of market-type mechanisms, for the efficiency gains it achieves. It has been part of public policy in the UK since 1979, and mandatory for defined support services, first in central government departments, then in the National Health Service and finally...

This paper estimates the impact of competitive tendering on cleaning costs in Scottish "National Health Service" hospitals. Unlike previous studies, which have relied on cross-sectional data, a five-year balanced panel of 176 hospitals is used to estimate a series of fixed effects regression...

This paper examines the impact of live television coverage on attendance at Scottish Premier League soccer matches during the 2002—2003 season. The authors exploit a rich data set which distinguishes match-day attendance into three groups: season ticket holders, pay-at-the-gate home team...