Does the profit motive make Jack nimble? Ownership form and the evolution of the US hospital industry

Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 345-361

  Chakravarty, Sujoy ^a   Gaynor, Martin ^a,b   Klepper, Steven ^a   Vogt, William B ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Entry; Exit; Hospital; Market structure; Not for profit; Ownership; System

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROFIT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; OWNERSHIP; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646017396     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1111     Document Type: Article

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