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Incentive Compatibility and Efficiency in the contractual Insurer-Provider Relationship: Economic Theory and practical Implications: The Case of North Carolina

Schmid, Andreas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

The paper is concerned with the efficient organization of contractual relationships between health insurers and providers. An introduction to relevant aspects of contract theory is followed by their adaptation to the characteristics of the health care system. The focus lies on an ex ante...

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Bargaining and International Reference Pricing in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Dubois, Pierre; Gandhi, Ashvin; Vasserman, Shoshana - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

prices are much higher in the US. This fact has led policymakers to consider legislation for price controls. This paper … assesses the effects of a US international reference pricing policy that would cap prices in US markets by those offered in … like Canada where prices are set through a negotiation process between pharmaceutical companies and the government. We then …

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Predictors of social distancing and mask-wearing behavior: panel survey in seven U.S. states

Nikolov, Plamen; Pape, Andreas D.; Tonguc, Ozlem; … - 2020

This paper presents preliminary summary results from a longitudinal study of participants in seven U.S. states during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to standard socio-economic characteristics, we collect data on various economic preference parameters: time, risk, and social preferences, and...

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Estimating vertical foreclosure in US gasoline supply

Aydemir, Zava; Buehler, Stefan - 2002

We examine the competitive effects of the vertical integration of gasoline refineries and retailers in the U.S. Adapting the first-order condition approach of static oligopoly games to the analysis of vertically related oligopolies, we develop a novel framework for directly evaluating the...

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Estimating vertical foreclosure in US gasoline supply

Aydemir, Zava (contributor); Bühler, Stefan (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Vertical Integration and Market Performance in the U.S. Food Industries

Bhuyan, Sanjib - 2000

Vertical integration (ownership and contracts) is an integral part of the structural changes that are occurring in the U.S. food system. Because of its potential adverse effect on competition, vertical integration draws attention from public policy makers, industry and academia. We measure the...

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Estimating Vertical Foreclosure in U.S. Gasoline Supply

Bühler, Stefan; Aydemir, Zava - 2003

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Vertical integration in the US cable industry

Suzuki, Ayako (contributor) - 2006

Theory shows that vertical integration has contrasting two effects, efficiency and foreclosure effects. This study empirically estimates the relative size of these two effects. Unlike previous studies, I focus on a single vertical merger in order to use a panel dataset, and estimate its average...

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Firm Organization in the Digital Age : IT Use and Vertical Transactions in U.S. Manufacturing

McElheran, Kristina - 2019

We investigate whether the organizational design of manufacturing production is sensitive to important advances in information technology (IT) – and under what conditions. Using U.S. Census Bureau data for over 5,600 plants from 1992 to 2002, we observe both specific uses of IT and whether...

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The Strategic Effects of Vertical Market Structure : Common Agency and Divisionalization in the U.S. Motion Picture Industry

Corts, Kenneth S. - 2004

I examine the release date scheduling of all motion pictures that went into wide release in the US in 1995 and 1996 to investigate the effects of vertical market structure on competition. The evidence suggests that complex vertical structures involving multiple upstream or downstream firms...

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