Imperfect agency and the regulation of hospitals

GENEVA Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-168

  Lundbäck, Mattias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agency; Health care; Hospital; Principal agent; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744401936     PISSN: 09264957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008620218204     Document Type: Article

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