The impact of competition on management quality: Evidence from public hospitals

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 457-489

  Bloom, Nicholas ^a   Propper, Carol ^b   Seiler, Stephan ^a   Van Reenen, John ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Hospitals; Management; Productivity

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC SERVICE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 84926471869     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/restud/rdu045     Document Type: Article

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