Disseminating healthcare providers’ performance ratings

Vi Cao

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112248

Disseminating healthcare providers’ performance ratings

Vi Cao

Department of Economics

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This paper presents a theoretical model of an altruistic provider's response to an intervention that makes his performance rating more accessible to patients. We find that the provider exerts more effort; furthermore, a low-altruism provider increases effort more than a high-altruism provider. The effect of the intervention on the social surplus is also investigated.

Original language	English
Article number	112248
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	249
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112248
Publication status	Published - Mar 2025

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Healthcare
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Cao, V. (2025). Disseminating healthcare providers’ performance ratings. Economics Letters, 249, Article 112248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112248

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