Quality competition and hospital mergers—An experiment
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.3574
Abstract: On the basis of a Salop model with regulated prices, we investigate quality provision behaviour of competing hospitals before and after a merger. For this, we use a controlled laboratory experiment where subjects decided on… read more here.
Keywords: quality; merger; average quality; quality competition ... See more keywords
Quality Competition in Healthcare Services with Regional Regulators: A Differential Game Approach
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DOI: 10.1007/s13235-018-0245-y
Abstract: This article proposes a differential game model, in order to analyze markets in which regional regulation is operative and competition is based on quality. The case we have in mind is healthcare public service, where… read more here.
Keywords: differential game; quality competition; quality; competition healthcare ... See more keywords
Quality competition between national and store brands
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DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2021.1901154
Abstract: The private label literature assumes that store brands (SBs) are of lower quality than competing national brands (NBs). To contest this notion, this paper examines the quality competition between a... read more here.
Keywords: quality competition; competition national; store brands; national store ... See more keywords