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Does the market reward quality? Evidence from India.

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Wagner, Z; Banerjee, S; Mohanan, M; Sood, N
Published in: International journal of health economics and management
September 2023

There are two salient facts about health care in low and middle-income countries; (1) the private sector plays an important role and (2) the care provided is often of poor quality. Despite these facts we know little about what drives quality of care in the private sector and why patients seek care from poor quality providers. We use two field studies in India that provide insight into this issue. First, we use a discrete choice experiment to show that patients strongly value technical quality. Second, we use standardized patients to show that better quality providers are not able to charge higher prices. Instead providers are able to charge higher prices for elements of quality that the patient can observe, which are less important for health outcomes. Future research should explore whether accessible information on technical quality of local providers can shift demand to higher quality providers and improve health outcomes.

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Published In

International journal of health economics and management

DOI

EISSN

2199-9031

ISSN

2199-9023

Publication Date

September 2023

Volume

23

Issue

3

Start / End Page

467 / 505

Related Subject Headings

  • Private Sector
  • India
  • Humans
  • Health Facilities
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • 3803 Economic theory
  • 3801 Applied economics
 

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Wagner, Z., Banerjee, S., Mohanan, M., & Sood, N. (2023). Does the market reward quality? Evidence from India. International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 23(3), 467–505. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10754-022-09341-w
Wagner, Zachary, Somalee Banerjee, Manoj Mohanan, and Neeraj Sood. “Does the market reward quality? Evidence from India.International Journal of Health Economics and Management 23, no. 3 (September 2023): 467–505. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10754-022-09341-w.
Wagner Z, Banerjee S, Mohanan M, Sood N. Does the market reward quality? Evidence from India. International journal of health economics and management. 2023 Sep;23(3):467–505.
Wagner, Zachary, et al. “Does the market reward quality? Evidence from India.International Journal of Health Economics and Management, vol. 23, no. 3, Sept. 2023, pp. 467–505. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s10754-022-09341-w.
Wagner Z, Banerjee S, Mohanan M, Sood N. Does the market reward quality? Evidence from India. International journal of health economics and management. 2023 Sep;23(3):467–505.
Journal cover image

Published In

International journal of health economics and management

DOI

EISSN

2199-9031

ISSN

2199-9023

Publication Date

September 2023

Volume

23

Issue

3

Start / End Page

467 / 505

Related Subject Headings

  • Private Sector
  • India
  • Humans
  • Health Facilities
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • 3803 Economic theory
  • 3801 Applied economics