Essays on Information in Health Economics
Author | : Ethan Marc Jared Lieber |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 1303228920 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781303228926 |
Rating | : 4/5 (926 Downloads) |
Download or read book Essays on Information in Health Economics written by Ethan Marc Jared Lieber and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A central feature of the market for health care is imperfect information. I study three different aspects of information in health care in this dissertation. First, I show how health insurance affects consumer search and the prices paid for health care. Second, I show how online health information has changed the demand for physician visits and estimate how much people value online health information. And third, I show how a physician's medical liability affects where she chooses to practice medicine, but that states with liability laws favorable to physicians attract lower quality physicians.