Nonprofit and for-profit providers in Japan fs at-home care industry: Evidence on quality of service and household choice

Economics Bulletin

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Noguchi, Haruko ^a   Shimizutani, Satoshi ^b  

^a Toyo Eiwa University   (Japan)

^b HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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