In this paper two similar models for the maintenance of a production-inventory system are considered. In both models, an input generating installation supplies a buffer with a raw material and a production unit pulls the raw material from the buffer. The installation in the first model and the production unit in the second model deteriorate stochastically over time and the problem of their opti...

INTRODUCTION In 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced the Quality Bonus Payment Demonstration, a pay-for-performance (P4P) program, into Medicare Advantage plans. Previous studies documented racial/ethnic disparities in receipt of care among participants in these plans. The objective of this study was to determine whether P4P incentives have affected these dispar...

Abstract Self-control problems constitute a potential explanation for the underinvestment in preventive health low-income countries. Behavioral economics offers tool to solve such problems: commitment devices. We conduct field experiment evaluate effectiveness of different types theoretically motivated contracts increasing doctor visits by hypertensive patients rural India. Despite achieving hi...