Hospital competition and quality with regulated prices

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Discussion paper

SAM 2 2008

ISSN: 0804-6824 FEBRUARY 2008

INSTITUTT FOR SAMFUNNSØKONOMI DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

Hospital competition and quality with regulated prices

BY

KURT R. BREKKE, LUIGI SICILIANI, AND ODD RUNE STRAUME

This series consists of papers with limited circulation, intended to stimulate discussion.

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