Can competition reduce quality?
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Resumo: | We study the effect of competition on quality in markets such as health care, long-term care and education, when providers choose both prices and quality in a setting of spatial competition. We offer a novel mechanism whereby competition leads to lower quality. This mechanism relies on two key assumptions, namely that the providers are motivated and riskaverse. Our proposed mechanism can help explain several empirical findings of a negative effect of competition on quality. |
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Can competition reduce quality?Quality and price competitionMotivated providersRisk-averse providersWe study the effect of competition on quality in markets such as health care, long-term care and education, when providers choose both prices and quality in a setting of spatial competition. We offer a novel mechanism whereby competition leads to lower quality. This mechanism relies on two key assumptions, namely that the providers are motivated and riskaverse. Our proposed mechanism can help explain several empirical findings of a negative effect of competition on quality.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)COMPETEQRENFEDERUniversidade do Minho. Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas (NIPE)Universidade do MinhoBrekke, Kurt R.Siciliani, LuigiStraume, Odd Rune2012-032012-03-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/18373enghttp://www3.eeg.uminho.pt/economia/nipe/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:34:47Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/18373Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:30:31.404412Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Can competition reduce quality? |
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Can competition reduce quality? |
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Can competition reduce quality? Brekke, Kurt R. Quality and price competition Motivated providers Risk-averse providers |
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Can competition reduce quality? |
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Can competition reduce quality? |
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Can competition reduce quality? |
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Can competition reduce quality? |
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Brekke, Kurt R. |
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Brekke, Kurt R. Siciliani, Luigi Straume, Odd Rune |
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Siciliani, Luigi Straume, Odd Rune |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Brekke, Kurt R. Siciliani, Luigi Straume, Odd Rune |
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Quality and price competition Motivated providers Risk-averse providers |
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Quality and price competition Motivated providers Risk-averse providers |
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We study the effect of competition on quality in markets such as health care, long-term care and education, when providers choose both prices and quality in a setting of spatial competition. We offer a novel mechanism whereby competition leads to lower quality. This mechanism relies on two key assumptions, namely that the providers are motivated and riskaverse. Our proposed mechanism can help explain several empirical findings of a negative effect of competition on quality. |
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