Pita Barros P. and Magnussen J.Pages 199-218 Introduction The chapters of this volume address issues of hospital competition and share the feature of addressing quality competition under fixed (prospective) prices. From a theory point of view, the chapters take the final stage of a more... Lire la suite

Brekke K. R., Gravelle H., Siciliani L., and Straume O. R.Pages 25-67 AbstractPolicies to promote competition amongst hospitals have been introduced inmany countries as a means of improving quality. The rationale is that whenhospitals face fixed prices they can only attract additional... Lire la suite