Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Siciliani, Luigi"
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Competition and equity in health care markets
Siciliani, Luigi; Straume, Odd Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)We provide a model where hospitals compete on quality under fixed prices to investigate how hospital competition affects (i) quality differences between hospitals, and as a result, (ii) health inequalities across hospitals ... -
Contracts for primary and secondary care physicians and equity-efficiency trade-offs
Kaarbøe, Oddvar Martin; Siciliani, Luigi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)We analyse how payment systems for general practitioners (GPs) and hospital specialists affect inequalities in healthcare treatments, referrals, and patient health. We present a model of contracting with two providers, a ... -
Dynamic hospital competition under rationing by waiting times
Sa, Luis; Siciliani, Luigi; Straume, Odd Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)We develop a dynamic model of hospital competition where (i) waiting times increase if demand exceeds supply; (ii) patients choose a hospital based in part on waiting times; and (iii) hospitals incur waiting time penalties. ... -
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 ... -
Investment and quality competition in healthcare markets
Ghandour, Ziad; Siciliani, Luigi; Straume, Odd Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We study the strategic relationship between hospital investment and provision of service quality. We use a spatial competition framework and allow investment and quality to be complements or substitutes in patient benefit ...