Competition and waiting times in hospital markets

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 patients who choose between neighbouring hospitals (competitive segment), a...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brekke, Kurt R. (author)
Outros Autores: Siciliani, Luigi (author), Straume, Odd Rune (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2008
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/7850
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/7850