Monday
Hospital competition: theory and empirical evidence
- Theoretical models
- Empirical models: methods and key empirical results from UK and the US
Empirical models will cover cross-sectional, panel-data models, IV approach, and natural experiments which test the effect of competition (eg market structure) on quality of care.
Tuesday
Hospital Competition: empirical evidence (continued)
- Empirical models: methods and key empirical results from UK and the US (cont.)
- Mergers
- A spatial econometrics approach to competition
Wednesday
Provider choice and quality: Empirical Models
DRG price incentives and Pay for Performance: theory and empirical evidence
Thursday
Hospital ownership and quality differences between for-profit, non-profit and public hospitals: theory and empirical evidence
- Theoretical models
- Empirical models: methods and key empirical results from US and other EU countries
Friday
Waiting times: theory and empirical evidence
- Theoretical models: waiting times as an equilibrating mechanism between demand and supply
- Empirical models: methods and key empirical results