(Extended Abstract) Spatial competition and asymmetric information: Evidence from the Swedish market for dental care
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This paper analyses spatial competition on the market for dental care services using matched patient-dentist data, covering almost all dental care consumption in Sweden during 3 years. The data contains location of dental clinics, allowing for a more dynamic de nition of markets than previous literature. I analyze price di erences across markets for dental services that di er in the amount of information asymmetries between the patient and the dentist.
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