Dynamic hospital competition under rationing by waiting times

We develop a dynamic model of hospital competition where (i) waiting times increase if demand exceeds supply; (ii) patients differ in their evaluation of health bene ts and choose a hospital based on waiting times; and (iii) there are penalties for providers with long waits. We show that, if penalti...

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Main Author: Sá, Luís Carlos Sousa (author)
Other Authors: Siciliani, Luigi (author), Straume, Odd Rune (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Hospital competition
Waiting times
Differential games
Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/60734
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/60734

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/60734

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