Estimating demand elasticities using nonlinear pricing

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 178-191

  Dalton, Christina M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Health insurance; Moral hazard; Nonlinear

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INSURANCE;

DEMAND ELASTICITIES; MORAL HAZARD; NON-LINEAR PRICING; NONLINEAR;

ELASTICITY;

EID: 84908461556     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2014.08.007     Document Type: Article

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