Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Brekke, Kurt Richard"
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Competing with precision: incentives for developing predictive biomarker tests
Brekke, Kurt Richard; Dalen, Dag Morten; Straume, Odd Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)We study the incentives of drug producers to develop predictive biomarkers, taking into account strategic interaction between drug producers and health plans. For this purpose, we develop a two-dimensional spatial framework ... -
Competition and physician behaviour: Does the competitive environment affect the propensity to issue sickness certificates?
Brekke, Kurt Richard; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin; Straume, Odd Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Competition among physicians is widespread, but compelling empirical evidence on its impact on service provision is limited, mainly due to endogeneity issues. In this paper we exploit that many GPs, in addition to own ... -
Hospital Competition in a National Health Service: Evidence from a Patient Choice Reform
Brekke, Kurt Richard; Canta, Chiara; Siciliani, Luigi; Straume, Odd Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)We study the impact of exposing hospitals in a National Health Service (NHS) to non-price competition by exploiting a patient choice reform in Norway in 2001. The reform facilitates a difference-in-difference approach due ... -
The price of cost-effectiveness thresholds under therapeutic competition in pharmaceutical markets
Brekke, Kurt Richard; Dalen, Dag Morten; Straume, Odd Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Health systems around world are increasingly adopting cost-effectiveness (CE) analysis to inform decisions about access and reimbursement. We study how CE thresholds imposed by a health plan for granting reimbursement ...