Browsing Discussion papers (SAM) by Subject "hospitals"
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Competition and waiting times in hospital markets
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-03)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 ... -
Hospital competition and quality with regulated prices
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2008-02)We analyse the effect of competition on quality in hospital markets with regulated prices, considering both the effect of free patient choice (monopoly versus competition) and increased competition through lower transportation ...