Using artefactual field and lab experiments to investigate how fee-for-service and capitation affect medical service provision

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 131, Issue , 2016, Pages 17-23

  Brosig Koch, Jeannette ^a   Hennig Schmidt, Heike ^b,c   Kairies Schwarz, Nadja ^a   Wiesen, Daniel ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artefactual field experiment; Capitation; Fee for service; Laboratory experiment; Physician behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929232415     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2015.04.011     Document Type: Article

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