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Hospital Competition, Service Provision and Quality - Evidence from German Maternity Units

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  • Karamik, Yasemin & Reif, Simon, 2025. "Hospital Competition, Service Provision and Quality - Evidence from German Maternity Units," VfS Annual Conference 2025 (Cologne): Revival of Industrial Policy 325464, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
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    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

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