We investigate the effect of competition on quality in regulated markets (e.g., health care, higher education, public …

We investigate the presence of moral hazard and advantageous or adverse selection in a market for supplementary health … insurance. For this we specify and estimate dynamic models for health insurance decisions and health care utilization. Estimates … for advantageous selection, largely driven by heterogeneity in education, income and health preferences. Finally, we show …

We investigate the effect of competition on quality in regulated markets (e.g., health care, higher education, public …

Extending choice in health care is currently popular amongst English, and other, politicians. Those promoting choice … choice acts as a major driver for efficiency. Giving service users the ability to choose applies competitive pressure to … health care providers and, analogously with private markets, they will raise their game to attract business. The paper …

The Paper evaluates the German health care reform of 1997, using the individual number of doctor visits as outcome …

characterization of patient selection. …

This Paper exploits a unique micro-level data set on primary health care facilities in Uganda to address the question …: What motivates religious not-for-profit (RNFP) health care providers? We use two approaches to identify whether an …

: a) providers differ in efficiency and there are two types of provider; b) efficiency is private information (adverse … selection); c) providers are partially altruistic or intrinsically motivated; d) they have limited liability. Four types of …

We present a model of optimal contracting between a purchaser and a provider of health services. We assume that …