The response of drug expenditure to nonlinear contract design: Evidence from medicare part D

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 841-899

  Einav, Liran ^a   Finkelstein, Amy ^b   Schrimpf, Paul ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; DRUG; EXPENDITURE; INSURANCE SYSTEM; PRICE DYNAMICS;

EID: 84929676865     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjv005     Document Type: Article

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