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 microecomic theory and microecometrics. The book demonstrates how price regulation interacts with the quality of care and shows that n-price competition amongst providers affects the social desirability of a gatekeeping system. Using data from the German Socio-Ecomic Panel, the conventional wisdom of risk selection by German sickness funds is challenged.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang Gmbh
ISBN-10
3631535279
ISBN-13
9783631535271
eBay Product ID (ePID)
106892278
Product Key Features
Author
Robert Nuscheler
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Economics: Professional & General
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Weight
260g
Height
210mm
Width
148mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Frankfurt AM Main
Issn
0170-8252
Edited by
Kai A. Konrad
Series Part/Volume Number
112
Series Title
Finanzwissenschaftliche Schriften
Content Note
Fig. and Tables
Author Biography
The Author: Robert Nuscheler, born in Berlin in 1969, studied from 1991 to 1998 Economics and Mathematics at the Freie Universitat Berlin and the University of Limerick. From 1998 to 2001 he was a research fellow at the Institute of Public Finance and Social Policy (FU Berlin). In 2001 he joined the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), where he works as a research fellow in the unit Market Processes and Governance.