Dormont B. & Milcent C. Pages 69-113 AbstractThere is ongoing debate about the effect of ownership on hospital perfor-mance as regards efficiency and care quality. This chapter proposes ananalysis of the differences in productivity and efficiency between French public and private... Lire la suite

Gobillon L., and Milcent C.Pages 161-197 AbstractWe study the effect on hospital quality of a pro-competition reform gradually introduced in France over the 2004-2008 period. Whereas before the reform public and non-profit hospitals were subject to a global budget system and private... Lire la suite

Colla C.,  Bynum J., Austin A., and Skinner J.Pages 115-160 AbstractTheoretical models of competition with fixed prices suggest that hospitals should compete by increasing quality of care for diseases with the greatest profitability and demand elasticity. Most empirical evidence... Lire la suite