A new role for consumers' preferences in the provision of heathcare

Economic Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 4-9

  Telser, Harry ^a   Zweifel, Peter ^b  

^a Plaut Economics ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33747443141     PISSN: 02650665     EISSN: 14680270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2006.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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