Through time, spatial competition has become the natural environment for studying a
number of problems, ranging from product differentiation to mail order versus traditional …

Reforms giving users of public services choice of provider aim to improve quality. But such
reforms will work only if quality affects choice of provider. We test this crucial prerequisite in …

Firms in markets such as health care and education are often profit constrained due to
regulation or their non-profit status, and they are often viewed as being altruistic towards …

In this paper, we develop a supply chain network game theory model with product
differentiation, possible outsourcing of production and distribution, and quality and price …

In this paper, we develop both static and dynamic supply chain network models with multiple
manufacturers and freight service providers competing on price and quality. The …

Prices for consultations with General Practitioners (GP's) in Australia are unregulated, and
patients pay the difference between the price set by the GP and a fixed reimbursement from …

We study the impact of exposing hospitals in a National Health Service (NHS) to non-price
competition by exploiting a patient choice reform in Norway in 2001. The reform facilitates a …

In this paper, we develop a general multitiered supply chain network equilibrium model
consisting of competing suppliers and competing firms who purchase components for the …

This paper analyzes the competitive role of retail shopping experience in markets with
consumer search costs. We examine how a retailer's advantage in providing consumer …

Our study investigates the effects of introducing performance‐based incentives in a
competitive health care market. We consider a market in which a payer applies a …