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Investment decisions in hospital technology when physicians are devoted workers

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Rossella Levaggi () (Università di Brescia)
Michele Moretto () (Università di Padova)
Vincenzo Rebba () (Università di Padova)

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Paper provided by Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno" in its series "Marco Fanno" Working Papers with number 0048.

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Keywords: Hospital Technology Devoted worker Quality Irreversible investment Real options.

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I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty

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  1. Rossella Levaggi & Michele Moretto, 2007. "Investment in hospital care technology under different purchasing rules: a real option approach," "Marco Fanno" Working Papers 0046, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno". [Downloadable!]
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