Gravelle, Hugh Stanley Emrys orcid.org/0000-0002-7753-4233, Liu, Dan orcid.org/0000-0002-1891-9352, Propper, Carol et al. (1 more author) (2018) Spatial Competition and Quality: Evidence from the English Family Doctor Market. Discussion Paper. CHE Research Paper . Centre for Health Economics, University of York , York, UK.
Abstract
We examine whether family doctor firms in England respond to local competition by increasing their quality. We measure quality in terms of clinical performance and patient-reported satisfaction to capture its multi-dimensional nature. We use a panel covering 8 years for over 8000 English general practices, allowing us to control for unobserved local area effects. We measure competition by the number of rival doctors within a small distance. We find that increases in local competition are associated with increases in clinical quality and patient satisfaction, particularly for firms with lower quality. However, the magnitude of the effect is small.
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Item Type: | Monograph |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Centre for Health Economics (York) The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Centre for Health Economics (York) > CHE Research Papers (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2018 14:20 |
Last Modified: | 27 Dec 2024 00:29 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Centre for Health Economics, University of York |
Series Name: | CHE Research Paper |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:132899 |
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