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The treadmill effect in a fixed budget system

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  • Benstetter, Franz & Wambach, Achim, 2006. "The treadmill effect in a fixed budget system," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 25(1), pages 146-169, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jhecon:v:25:y:2006:i:1:p:146-169
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