This paper investigates physician altruism toward patients' health benefit using behavioral
data from Hennig-Schmidt et al.'s (2011) laboratory experiment. In the experiment, medical …

Mixed payment systems have become a prominent alternative to paying physicians through
fee‐for‐service and capitation. While theory shows mixed payment systems to be superior …

We analyze how physicians, medical students, and non-medical students respond to
financial incentives from fee-for-service and capitation. We employ a series of artefactual …

Other-regarding motivation is a fundamental determinant of public service provision. In
health care, one example is physicians who act benevolently towards their patients when …

Because compensation policies have critical implications for the provision of health care,
and evidence of their effects is limited and difficult to study in the real world, laboratory …

In a laboratory experiment designed to capture key aspects of the interaction between
physicians and patients, we study the effects of medical insurance and competition in the …

Many physicians receive a payment for their performance (P4P). This performance is often
linked to a health target that triggers a bonus when met. For some patients the target is …

There is considerable controversy about what causes (in) effectiveness of physician
performance pay in improving the quality of care. Using a behavioral experiment with …

Do health workers sometimes have intrinsic motivation to help their patients? We examine
the correlation between the generosity of clinicians—as measured in a laboratory …

We experimentally investigate the role of second opinions in markets where experts such as
physicians both diagnose and provide the services. Physicians may exploit their …