Geographic variations in a model of physician treatment choice with social interactions

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 418-432

  Burke, Mary A ^a   Fournier, Gary M ^b   Prasad, Kislaya ^c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary game theory; Geographic variations in medicine; Interacting particle systems; Local interactions; Medical practice guidelines; Social influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249169680     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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