TY - BOOK AU - Barros,Pedro Pita AU - Martinez-Giralt,Xavier TI - Health economics: an industrial organization perspective SN - 9780415559898 (pbk.) : AV - RA410.5 .B37 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York PB - Routledge KW - Medical economics KW - Medical care KW - Marketing KW - Economics, Medical KW - Marketing of Health Services N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-336) and index; Preface Part 1: Principles of Economics 1. Introduction 2. Demand 3. Supply 4. Markets 5. Regulation 6. Mergers and Acquisitions 7. For-profit and Nonprofit Organizations Part 2: Health Care 8. Essential Concepts in Health Economics 9. Demand for Health and Health Care 10. Insurance 11. Contracts and Asymmetric Information Part 3: IO in Health Care 12. Competition in Health Care Markets 13. Public and Private Provision 14. Bargaining 15. Waiting Lists 16. Referrals, Gatekeeping and Levels of Care 17. Pharmaceutical Market ER -