Organizers:

Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland

Session Chairs:

Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland

Papers:

"Digitizing Doctor Demand: The Impact of Online Reviews on Doctor Choice"
Sonal Vats, Boston University (Contact Author)

"Encouraging Pharmaceutical Innovation"
David Ridley, Duke University (Contact Author)
Margaret Kyle, Toulouse School of Economics

"Protecting Consumers or Reducing Competition? The Impact of Banning Foreign Pharmacies from Sponsored Search"
Matthew Chesnes, Federal Trade Commission
Weijia Dai, University of Maryland
Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Joshua Wilde, University of South Florida
Guy David, University of Pennsylvania
William B. Vogt, The University of Georgia

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Session Chairs:

Richard A. Hofler, University of Central Florida

Papers:

"Benchmarking Patient Safety and Quality in U.S. Hospitals: The Stochastic Frontier Approach"
Richard A. Hofler, University of Central Florida (Contact Author)
Lynn Unruh, University of Central Florida

"Does Reputation Matter? Patient-Created Reviews and Drivers of Demand for Physician Services on ZocDoc.com"
Sonal Vats, Boston University (Contact Author)
Michael Luca, Harvard Business School

"Hospital Systems and Bargaining Power: Evidence from Out-Of-Market Acquisitions"
Kevin Pflum, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Matthew Lewis, Ohio State University

"Medicare Part B Intensity Offset"
Christopher Brunt, Georgia Southern University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Christopher Brunt, Georgia Southern University
Kevin Pflum, The University of Alabama
Sonal Vats, Boston University
Jay Walker, Niagara University

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