On Competition and Regulation in Health Care Systems
Health care systems are under reform in many countries. This typically involves a shift towards more competition. But still, markets are highly regulated. This study analyzes competition and regulatory measures in four important fields using the modern tools of microeconomic theory and microeconomet...
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| Language: | English |
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Bern
Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group
2018
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| Series: | Finanzwissenschaftliche Schriften
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| Online Access: | Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication Open Access: DOAB, download the publication |
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