Death by market power: Reform, competition, and patient outcomes in the national health service

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 134-166

  Gaynor, Martin ^a,b   Moreno Serra, Rodrigo ^c   Propper, Carol ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84887876442     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.5.4.134     Document Type: Article

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