We study how patient-regarding altruism is formed by medical education. We elicit and
structurally estimate altruistic preferences using experimental data from a large sample of …

The state-of-the-art literature at the interface between experimental and behavioral
economics and health economics is reviewed by identifying and discussing ten areas of …

Experimental economics is, nowadays, a well-established approach to investigate agents'
behavior under economic incentives. In the last decade, a fast-growing number of studies …

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

Recent experimental studies analyze the behavior of physicians towards patients and find
that physicians care for their own profit as well as patient benefit. In this paper, we extend the …

Every country needs to develop Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to promote optimal levels
of public health. But in realizing UHC, there must be some problems, one of which is fraud …

Recent policy reforms in Germany require the introduction of a performance pay component
with bonus–malus incentives in the inpatient care sector. We conduct a controlled online …

Credence goods markets are characterized by asymmetric information between experts and
consumers, specifically relating to quality (what is needed and/or supplied). The functioning …

Estimates of the benefits of antifraud enforcement in health care typically focus on direct
monetary damages. Deterrence effects are acknowledged but unquantified. We evaluate the …

This paper investigates the impact of monitoring institutions on market outcomes in health
care. Healthcare markets are characterized by asymmetric information. Physicians have an …