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Postal address:	Department of Economics, University of Minho, School of Economics and Management, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
Workplace:	Escola de Economia e Gestão (School of Economics and Management), Universidade do Minho (University of Minho), (more information at EDIRC) Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas e Empresariais (NIPE) (Centre for Research in Economics and Management), Escola de Economia e Gestão (School of Economics and Management), Universidade do Minho (University of Minho), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

1. Competition matters: uniform vs. indication-based pricing of pharmaceuticals
   Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics
   Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2025)
2. Public coverage of dental care: universal or targeted?
   Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics
   Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2025)

2024

3. The Division of Revenues from Unexpected Demand Shocks
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2023

4. Do Hospital Mergers Reduce Waiting Times? Theory and Evidence from the English NHS
   Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
   Also in FEEM Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) (2023)
   Working Papers, Sapienza University of Rome, DISS (2023)
   NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2023)
5. Management, Performance And Pay
   NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
6. Taking the competitor´s pill: when combination therapies enter pharmaceutical markets
   NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
   Also in Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2023)
7. The price of cost-effectiveness thresholds
   Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics
   Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2022)
8. Trade, renewable energy, and market power in power markets
   NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho

2022

9. Competing with precision: incentives for developing predictive biomarker tests
   NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
   Also in Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2022)
   See also Journal Article Competing with precision: incentives for developing predictive biomarker tests, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2024) (2024)
10. Does Reference Pricing Drive Out Generic Competition in Pharmaceutical Markets? Evidence from a Policy Reform
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (5)
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2015) View citations (5)
11. Hospital competition when patients learn through experience
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
    See also Journal Article Hospital competition when patients learn through experience, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)
12. Merger control in retail markets with national pricing
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
13. Quality discrimination in healthcare markets
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Quality discrimination in healthcare markets, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2025) (2025)

2021

14. Competition, quality and integrated health care
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
    See also Journal Article Competition, quality and integrated health care, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
15. Investment and Quality Competition in Healthcare Markets
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
    See also Journal Article Investment and quality competition in healthcare markets, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
16. The Division of Unexpected Revenue Shocks
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho

2020

17. National pricing with local quality competition
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics
    Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2020)
    See also Journal Article National pricing with local quality competition, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2023) (2023)
18. Quality provision in hospital markets with demand inertia:The role of patient expectations
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Quality provision in hospital markets with demand inertia: The role of patient expectations, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2019

19. Does Remote Work Improve or Impair Firm Labour Productivity? Longitudinal Evidence from Portugal
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
20. Does remote work improve or impair firm labour productivity? Longitudinal evidence from
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho View citations (8)
21. Dynamic hospital competition under rationing by waiting times
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (12)
    Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2018)
    See also Journal Article Dynamic hospital competition under rationing by waiting times, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (12) (2019)
22. International outsourcing and trade union (de-)centralisation
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
    See also Journal Article International outsourcing and trade union (de-)centralisation, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
23. Optimal dynamic volume-based price regulation
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
    See also Journal Article Optimal dynamic volume-based price regulation, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2020) View citations (4) (2020)

2018

24. Competition and Equity in Health Care Markets
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
    See also Journal Article Competition and equity in health care markets, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (7) (2019)
25. Hospital Competition in the National Health Service: Evidence from a Patient Choice Reform
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
    Also in Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2018)
    See also Journal Article Hospital competition in a national health service: Evidence from a patient choice reform, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
26. Hospital Competition under Pay-for-Performance: Quality, Mortality and Readmissions
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York (2018) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Hospital competition under pay‐for‐performance: Quality, mortality, and readmissions, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
27. How does the type of remuneration affect physician behaviour? Fixed salary versus fee-for-service
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho

2017

28. Competition and Physician Behaviour: Does the Competitive Environment Affect the Propensity to Issue Sickness Certificates?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Competition and physician behaviour: Does the competitive environment affect the propensity to issue sickness certificates?, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (5) (2019)
29. Competition and physician behaviour: Does the competitive environment the propensity to issue sickness certificates?
    Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics View citations (8)
30. Foreign acquisition and internal organization
    GEE Papers, Gabinete de Estratégia e Estudos, Ministério da Economia
    Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2016) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Foreign acquisition and internal organization, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (12) (2018)

2016

31. Are cooperatives more productive than investor-owned firms? Cross-industry evidence from Portugal
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article ARE COOPERATIVES MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN INVESTOR-OWNED FIRMS? CROSS-INDUSTRY EVIDENCE FROM PORTUGAL, Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2018) View citations (8) (2018)
32. Employment protection and unemployment benefits: On technology adoption and job creation in a matching model
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2012) View citations (1)
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2012)
    See also Journal Article Employment Protection and Unemployment Benefits: On Technology Adoption and Job Creation in a Matching Model, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
33. Preschool education in Brazil: does public supply crowd out private enrollment ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2013)
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2013) View citations (2)
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2013) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Preschool Education in Brazil: Does Public Supply Crowd Out Private Enrollment?, World Development, Elsevier (2016) View citations (3) (2016)

2015

34. A dynamic model of quality competition with endogenous prices
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article A dynamic model of quality competition with endogenous prices, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (2018) View citations (18) (2018)
35. Do Treatment Decisions Depend on Physicians` Financial Incentives?
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
    Also in Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2015)
    See also Journal Article Do treatment decisions depend on physicians' financial incentives?, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (18) (2017)
36. Horizontal Mergers and Product Quality
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
    Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2014) View citations (6)
    Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (6)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Horizontal mergers and product quality, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2017) View citations (12) (2017)
37. Patient mobility and health care quality when regions and patients differ in income
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
    See also Journal Article Patient mobility and health care quality when regions and patients differ in income, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (16) (2016)
38. Price Regulation and Parallel Imports of Pharmaceuticals
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (14)
    Also in Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (1)
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2014) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Price regulation and parallel imports of pharmaceuticals, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (9) (2015)
39. Reference pricing with endogenous generic entry
    Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2015) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Reference pricing with endogenous generic entry, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (12) (2016)
40. Socioeconomic Status and PhysiciansíTreatment Decisions
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
    Also in Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2015)
    See also Journal Article Socio‐economic status and physicians' treatment decisions, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2018) View citations (7) (2018)

2014

41. Can Competition Reduce Quality?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (6)
    Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (1)
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2012) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Can Competition Reduce Quality?, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2018) View citations (3) (2018)
42. Hospital Mergers with Regulated Prices
    Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Hospital Mergers with Regulated Prices, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (19) (2017)
43. Patient Mobility, Health Care Quality and Welfare
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (26)
    Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2011) View citations (3)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (2)
    Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Patient mobility, health care quality and welfare, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2014) View citations (23) (2014)

2013

44. Hospital Competition with Soft Budgets
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
    Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2012) View citations (1)
    Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (4)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Hospital Competition with Soft Budgets, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2015) View citations (18) (2015)
45. Hospital Mergers: A Spatial Competition Approach
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
    Also in Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2013)
46. Mommy tracks and public policy: On self-fulfilling prophecies and gender gaps in promotion
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
47. Rain, agriculture, and tariffs
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Rain, agriculture, and tariffs, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2012

48. Margins and Market Shares: Pharmacy Incentives for Generic Substitution
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    Also in Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (3)
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2010) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Margins and market shares: Pharmacy incentives for generic substitution, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2013) View citations (25) (2013)
49. Privatization and corporate restructuring
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
50. Rain, food and tariffs
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho

2011

51. North-South technology transfer in unionised multinationals
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2010)
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2010) View citations (5)
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2010)
    See also Journal Article North–South technology transfer in unionised multinationals, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (7) (2012)
52. Quality competition with motivated providers and sluggish demand
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho
    Also in Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article Quality competition with motivated providers and sluggish demand, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (2013) View citations (37) (2013)
53. Quality competition with profit constraints: Do non-profit firms provide higher quality than for-profit firms?
    Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (6)
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2011) View citations (7)
54. Restructuring in privatised firms: a Statis approach
    FEP Working Papers, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto View citations (1)
    Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2010)
    See also Journal Article Restructuring in privatised firms: A Statis approach, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (1) (2012)
55. The effect of private versus public ownership on labour earnings
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The effect of private versus public ownership on labour earnings, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2014) View citations (3) (2014)

2010

56. Competition and Quality in Regulated Markets with Sluggish Demand
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008)
57. Employment protection versus flexicurity: on technology adoption in unionised firms
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2008) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Employment Protection Versus Flexicurity: On Technology Adoption in Unionised Firms, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2012) View citations (15) (2012)
58. Firm Ownership and Rent Sharing
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2010) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Firm Ownership and Rent Sharing, Journal of Labor Research, Springer (2011) View citations (5) (2011)
59. Globalization, Product Differentiation and Wage Inequality
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (5)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP (2010) View citations (2)
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2010) View citations (2)
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2010) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Globalization, product differentiation, and wage inequality, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2012) View citations (17) (2012)
60. Reference Pricing, Competition, and Pharmaceutical Expenditures: Theory and Evidence from a Natural Experiment
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Reference pricing, competition, and pharmaceutical expenditures: Theory and evidence from a natural experiment, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (63) (2011)

2009

61. Hospital Competition and Quality with Regulated Prices
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
    Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2008) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Hospital Competition and Quality with Regulated Prices, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (125) (2011)
62. Price and quality in spatial competition
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Price and quality in spatial competition, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (60) (2010)

2008

63. Can Deunionization Lead to International Outsourcing?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2005) View citations (7)
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (6)
    Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2006) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Can deunionization lead to international outsourcing?, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (58) (2009)
64. Competition and Quality in Regulated Markets: a Differential-Game Approach
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of York (2008) View citations (7)
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2008) View citations (6)
65. Does monetary punishment crowd out pro-social motivation? The case of hospital bed-blocking
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho View citations (5)
66. Firm Heterogeneity and Wages in Unionised Labour Markets: Theory and Evidence
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP
    Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Firm heterogeneity and wages in unionised labour markets: Theory and evidence, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (14) (2009)
67. Mergers and capital flight in unionised oligopolies: Is there scope for a 'national champion' policy?
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2008) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Mergers and capital flight in unionised oligopolies: Is there scope for a "national champion" policy?, International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
68. Pharmaceutical Patents: Incentives for R&D or Marketing?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
69. Regulation, generic competition and pharmaceutical prices: Theory and evidence from a natural experiment
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho View citations (7)

2007

70. Competition and Waiting Times in Hospital Markets
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2007) View citations (1)
    NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2007) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Competition and waiting times in hospital markets, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (75) (2008)
71. Technology resistance and globalisation with trade unions: the choice between employment protection and flexicurity
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics
    Also in NIPE Working Papers, NIPE - Universidade do Minho (2007)

2006

72. Cross border mergers and strategic trade policy with two-part taxation: is international policy coordination beneficial?
    (Grenzüberschreitende Fusionen und strategische Handelspolitik mit zweiseitiger Besteuerung: Ist eine internationale Koordination sinnvoll?)
    Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (1)
73. Outsourcing in Contests
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Outsourcing in contests, Public Choice, Springer (2007) View citations (6) (2007)
74. Reference Pricing of Pharmaceuticals
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Reference pricing of pharmaceuticals, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (70) (2007)

2005

75. Access regulation and cross-border mergers: Is international coordination beneficial?
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Business and Management Science (2005) View citations (1)
76. Gatekeeping in Health Care
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    Also in Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society (2004) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Gatekeeping in health care, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (97) (2007)
77. Globalisation and union opposition to technological change
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics
    Also in Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2003) View citations (1)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (1)
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society (2004) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Globalisation and union opposition to technological change, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (28) (2006)
78. Industry Concentration and Strategic Trade Policy in Successive Oligopoly
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2004)
    See also Journal Article Industry Concentration and Strategic Trade Policy in Successive Oligopoly, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Springer (2007) View citations (3) (2007)
79. Patents: Incentives for R&D or Marketing?
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics

2003

80. Economic integration and environmental policy coordination
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics View citations (1)
81. Good Jobs, Bad Jobs and Redistribution
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
    Also in Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society (2002) View citations (1)
    Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics, University of Bergen (2001) View citations (3)
    Discussion Papers, various Research Units, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2002)
    See also Journal Article Good Jobs, Bad Jobs and Redistribution*, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2004) View citations (14) (2004)
82. Managerial delegation and merger incentives
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics
83. Merger, partial collusion and relocation
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2002)
    See also Journal Article Merger, Partial Collusion and Relocation, Journal of Economics, Springer (2004) View citations (18) (2004)
84. National versus International Mergers in Unionised Oligopoly
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (14)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2003) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article National versus international mergers in unionized oligopoly, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2006) View citations (81) (2006)

2002

85. Bilateral monopolies and location choice
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Bilateral monopolies and location choice, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (30) (2004)
86. Downstream Merger with Oligopolistic Input Suppliers
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers, various Research Units, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2002) View citations (1)
87. Quality and location choices under price regulation
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Processes and Governance, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2002) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Quality and Location Choices under Price Regulation, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (116) (2006)

2001

88. International mergers and trade liberalisation: Implications for unionised
    Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics, University of Bergen View citations (1)
89. Merger Profitability in Unionized Oligopoly
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    Also in University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara (2000) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration- (2000) View citations (3)
    Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics, University of Bergen (2000) View citations (2)
90. Rent-Seeking in a Unionised Monopoly
    Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics, University of Bergen
    See also Journal Article Rent-seeking in a unionised monopoly, Economics of Governance, Springer (2002) View citations (1) (2002)

1999

91. Union Collusion and Intra-Industry Trade
    Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics, University of Bergen View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Union collusion and intra-industry trade, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2002) View citations (29) (2002)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Quality discrimination in healthcare markets
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2025, 34, (1), 24-41
   See also Working Paper Quality discrimination in healthcare markets, NIPE Working Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2024

2. Competing with precision: incentives for developing predictive biomarker tests
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2024, 126, (1), 60-97
   See also Working Paper Competing with precision: incentives for developing predictive biomarker tests, NIPE Working Papers (2022) (2022)
3. Competition, quality and integrated health care
   Journal of Health Economics, 2024, 95, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Competition, quality and integrated health care, NIPE Working Papers (2021) (2021)
4. Hospital competition when patients learn through experience
   Journal of Health Economics, 2024, 97, (C)
   See also Working Paper Hospital competition when patients learn through experience, NIPE Working Papers (2022) (2022)
5. Management Practices, Pay, and Pay Inequality
   Journal of Labor Research, 2024, 45, (2), 254-304

2023

6. National pricing with local quality competition
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2023, 32, (1), 48-74
   See also Working Paper National pricing with local quality competition, Working Papers in Economics (2020) (2020)
7. The price of cost-effectiveness thresholds under therapeutic competition in pharmaceutical markets
   Journal of Health Economics, 2023, 90, (C) View citations (2)
8. Therapeutic reference pricing and drug innovation incentives
   Economics Letters, 2023, 222, (C)

2022

9. Investment and quality competition in healthcare markets
   Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 82, (C) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Investment and Quality Competition in Healthcare Markets, NIPE Working Papers (2021) (2021)
10. Optimal funding coverage in a mixed oligopoly with quality competition and price regulation
    Journal of Economics, 2022, 136, (3), 201-225 View citations (2)
11. Paying for pharmaceuticals: uniform pricing versus two-part tariffs
    Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 83, (C) View citations (3)

2021

12. Hospital competition in a national health service: Evidence from a patient choice reform
    Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 79, (C) View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Hospital Competition in the National Health Service: Evidence from a Patient Choice Reform, NIPE Working Papers (2018) (2018)
13. International outsourcing and trade union (de-)centralisation
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 187, (C), 76-91 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper International outsourcing and trade union (de-)centralisation, NIPE Working Papers (2019) (2019)
14. Quality provision in hospital markets with demand inertia: The role of patient expectations
    Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 80, (C) View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Quality provision in hospital markets with demand inertia:The role of patient expectations, NIPE Working Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
15. When does remote electronic access (not) boost productivity? Longitudinal evidence from Portugal
    Information Economics and Policy, 2021, 56, (C) View citations (2)

2020

16. Hospital competition under pay‐for‐performance: Quality, mortality, and readmissions
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2020, 29, (2), 289-314 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Hospital Competition under Pay-for-Performance: Quality, Mortality and Readmissions, NIPE Working Papers (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
17. How Does The Type of Remuneration Affect Physician Behavior?
    American Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 6, (1), 104 - 138 View citations (5)
18. Optimal dynamic volume-based price regulation
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2020, 73, (C) View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Optimal dynamic volume-based price regulation, NIPE Working Papers (2019) (2019)

2019

19. Competition and equity in health care markets
    Journal of Health Economics, 2019, 64, (C), 1-14 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Competition and Equity in Health Care Markets, NIPE Working Papers (2018) (2018)
20. Competition and physician behaviour: Does the competitive environment affect the propensity to issue sickness certificates?
    Journal of Health Economics, 2019, 66, (C), 117-135 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Competition and Physician Behaviour: Does the Competitive Environment Affect the Propensity to Issue Sickness Certificates?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (8) (2017)
21. Dynamic hospital competition under rationing by waiting times
    Journal of Health Economics, 2019, 66, (C), 260-282 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Dynamic hospital competition under rationing by waiting times, CESifo Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (12) (2019)

2018

22. A dynamic model of quality competition with endogenous prices
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2018, 94, (C), 190-206 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper A dynamic model of quality competition with endogenous prices, NIPE Working Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
23. ARE COOPERATIVES MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN INVESTOR-OWNED FIRMS? CROSS-INDUSTRY EVIDENCE FROM PORTUGAL
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2018, 89, (2), 377-414 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Are cooperatives more productive than investor-owned firms? Cross-industry evidence from Portugal, NIPE Working Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
24. Can Competition Reduce Quality?
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2018, 174, (3), 421-447 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Can Competition Reduce Quality?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (6) (2014)
25. Employment Protection and Unemployment Benefits: On Technology Adoption and Job Creation in a Matching Model
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2018, 120, (3), 763-793 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Employment protection and unemployment benefits: On technology adoption and job creation in a matching model, CEPR Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
26. Foreign acquisition and internal organization
    Journal of International Economics, 2018, 114, (C), 143-163 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Foreign acquisition and internal organization, GEE Papers (2017) (2017)
27. Socio‐economic status and physicians' treatment decisions
    Health Economics, 2018, 27, (3), e77-e89 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Socioeconomic Status and PhysiciansíTreatment Decisions, NIPE Working Papers (2015) (2015)

2017

28. Competition policy for health care provision in Norway
    Health Policy, 2017, 121, (2), 134-140 View citations (5)
29. Do treatment decisions depend on physicians' financial incentives?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 155, (C), 74-92 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Do Treatment Decisions Depend on Physicians` Financial Incentives?, NIPE Working Papers (2015) (2015)
30. Horizontal mergers and product quality
    Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2017, 50, (4), 1063-1103 View citations (12)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2017, 50, (4), 1063-1103 (2017) View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Horizontal Mergers and Product Quality, CESifo Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
31. Hospital Mergers with Regulated Prices
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2017, 119, (3), 597-627 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Hospital Mergers with Regulated Prices, Discussion Paper Series in Economics (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2016

32. Patient mobility and health care quality when regions and patients differ in income
    Journal of Health Economics, 2016, 50, (C), 372-387 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Patient mobility and health care quality when regions and patients differ in income, NIPE Working Papers (2015) (2015)
33. Preschool Education in Brazil: Does Public Supply Crowd Out Private Enrollment?
    World Development, 2016, 78, (C), 496-510 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Preschool education in Brazil: does public supply crowd out private enrollment ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (3) (2016)
34. Reference pricing with endogenous generic entry
    Journal of Health Economics, 2016, 50, (C), 312-329 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Reference pricing with endogenous generic entry, Discussion Paper Series in Economics (2015) View citations (5) (2015)

2015

35. Hospital Competition with Soft Budgets
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2015, 117, (3), 1019-1048 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Hospital Competition with Soft Budgets, CESifo Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (3) (2013)
36. Mommy tracks and public policy: On self-fulfilling prophecies and gender gaps in hiring and promotion
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 116, (C), 540-554 View citations (11)
37. Price regulation and parallel imports of pharmaceuticals
    Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 129, (C), 92-105 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Price Regulation and Parallel Imports of Pharmaceuticals, CESifo Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (14) (2015)

2014

38. Patient mobility, health care quality and welfare
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 105, (C), 140-157 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Patient Mobility, Health Care Quality and Welfare, CESifo Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (26) (2014)
39. The effect of private versus public ownership on labour earnings
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2014, 66, (4), 983-1005 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The effect of private versus public ownership on labour earnings, NIPE Working Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
40. The impact of private vs. public ownership on the level and structure of employment
    The Economics of Transition, 2014, 22, (2), 247-280 View citations (4)

2013

41. Margins and market shares: Pharmacy incentives for generic substitution
    European Economic Review, 2013, 61, (C), 116-131 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Margins and Market Shares: Pharmacy Incentives for Generic Substitution, CESifo Working Paper Series (2012) (2012)
42. Quality competition with motivated providers and sluggish demand
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2013, 37, (10), 2041-2061 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Quality competition with motivated providers and sluggish demand, NIPE Working Papers (2011) (2011)
43. Rain, agriculture, and tariffs
    Journal of International Economics, 2013, 90, (2), 364-377 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Rain, agriculture, and tariffs, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2012

44. Competition in Regulated Markets with Sluggish Beliefs about Quality
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2012, 21, (1), 131-178 View citations (36)
45. Employment Protection Versus Flexicurity: On Technology Adoption in Unionised Firms
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2012, 114, (1), 177-199 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Employment protection versus flexicurity: on technology adoption in unionised firms, CEPR Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (2) (2010)
46. Globalization, product differentiation, and wage inequality
    Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2012, 45, (3), 857-878 View citations (17)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2012, 45, (3), 857-878 (2012) View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Globalization, Product Differentiation and Wage Inequality, Research Department Publications (2010) View citations (5) (2010)
47. North–South technology transfer in unionised multinationals
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99, (2), 385-395 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper North-South technology transfer in unionised multinationals, CEPR Discussion Papers (2011) (2011)
48. Quality competition with profit constraints
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 84, (2), 642-659 View citations (87)
49. Restructuring in privatised firms: A Statis approach
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2012, 23, (1), 108-116 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Restructuring in privatised firms: a Statis approach, FEP Working Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2011

50. Editorial note
    Portuguese Economic Journal, 2011, 10, (1), 1-2
51. Firm Ownership and Rent Sharing
    Journal of Labor Research, 2011, 32, (3), 210-236 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Firm Ownership and Rent Sharing, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
52. Hospital Competition and Quality with Regulated Prices
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2011, 113, (2), 444-469 View citations (125)
    See also Working Paper Hospital Competition and Quality with Regulated Prices, CESifo Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (5) (2009)
53. Mergers and capital flight in unionised oligopolies: Is there scope for a "national champion" policy?
    International Review of Economics & Finance, 2011, 20, (2), 325-341 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Mergers and capital flight in unionised oligopolies: Is there scope for a 'national champion' policy?, Working Papers in Economics (2008) View citations (5) (2008)
54. Reference pricing, competition, and pharmaceutical expenditures: Theory and evidence from a natural experiment
    Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (7-8), 624-638 View citations (63)
    Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (7), 624-638 (2011) View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper Reference Pricing, Competition, and Pharmaceutical Expenditures: Theory and Evidence from a Natural Experiment, CESifo Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (5) (2010)

2010

55. Company Taxation and Merger Incentives in International Oligopoly: on International Policy Coordination with Strategic Trade
    Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2010, 10, (2), 161-186
56. Competition and quality in health care markets: A differential-game approach
    Journal of Health Economics, 2010, 29, (4), 508-523 View citations (34)
57. Does monetary punishment crowd out pro-social motivation? A natural experiment on hospital length of stay
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 75, (2), 261-267 View citations (32)
58. Price and quality in spatial competition
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2010, 40, (6), 471-480 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper Price and quality in spatial competition, NIPE Working Papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)

2009

59. Can deunionization lead to international outsourcing?
    Journal of International Economics, 2009, 77, (1), 109-119 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper Can Deunionization Lead to International Outsourcing?, CEPR Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (10) (2008)
60. Firm heterogeneity and wages in unionised labour markets: Theory and evidence
    Labour Economics, 2009, 16, (4), 440-450 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Firm Heterogeneity and Wages in Unionised Labour Markets: Theory and Evidence, Discussion Papers (2008) (2008)
61. Pharmaceutical Patents: Incentives for Research and Development or Marketing?
    Southern Economic Journal, 2009, 76, (2), 351-374

2008

62. Competition and waiting times in hospital markets
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (7), 1607-1628 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper Competition and Waiting Times in Hospital Markets, CEPR Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2007

63. Gatekeeping in health care
    Journal of Health Economics, 2007, 26, (1), 149-170 View citations (97)
    See also Working Paper Gatekeeping in Health Care, CESifo Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (2) (2005)
64. Industry Concentration and Strategic Trade Policy in Successive Oligopoly
    Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2007, 7, (1), 31-52 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Industry Concentration and Strategic Trade Policy in Successive Oligopoly, CESifo Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (5) (2005)
65. Outsourcing in contests
    Public Choice, 2007, 131, (3), 315-331 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Outsourcing in Contests, CESifo Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
66. Reference pricing of pharmaceuticals
    Journal of Health Economics, 2007, 26, (3), 613-642 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper Reference Pricing of Pharmaceuticals, CESifo Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (7) (2006)

2006

67. Globalisation and union opposition to technological change
    Journal of International Economics, 2006, 68, (1), 1-23 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Globalisation and union opposition to technological change, Working Papers in Economics (2005) (2005)
68. Managerial Delegation and Merger Incentives with Asymmetric Costs
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2006, 162, (3), 450-469 View citations (20)
69. National versus international mergers in unionized oligopoly
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2006, 37, (1), 212-233 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper National versus International Mergers in Unionised Oligopoly, CEPR Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (14) (2003)
70. Product Market Integration and Environmental Policy Coordination in An International Duopoly
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2006, 34, (4), 535-563 View citations (15)
71. Quality and Location Choices under Price Regulation
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2006, 15, (1), 207-227 View citations (116)
    See also Working Paper Quality and location choices under price regulation, Working Papers in Economics (2002) View citations (1) (2002)

2005

72. Downstream merger with upstream market power
    European Economic Review, 2005, 49, (3), 717-743 View citations (90)

2004

73. Bilateral monopolies and location choice
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2004, 34, (3), 275-288 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Bilateral monopolies and location choice, Working Papers in Economics (2002) View citations (1) (2002)
74. Good Jobs, Bad Jobs and Redistribution*
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2004, 106, (4), 703-720 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Good Jobs, Bad Jobs and Redistribution, CEPR Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (5) (2003)
75. Merger, Partial Collusion and Relocation
    Journal of Economics, 2004, 83, (3), 243-265 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Merger, partial collusion and relocation, Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003 (2003) View citations (1) (2003)

2003

76. International mergers and trade liberalisation: implications for unionised labour
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2003, 21, (5), 717-735 View citations (45)

2002

77. Rent-seeking in a unionised monopoly
    Economics of Governance, 2002, 3, (2), 117-134 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Rent-Seeking in a Unionised Monopoly, Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen (2001) (2001)
78. Union collusion and intra-industry trade
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2002, 20, (5), 631-652 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Union Collusion and Intra-Industry Trade, Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen (1999) View citations (1) (1999)

Chapters

2014

1. Patient Choice, Mobility and Competition Among Health Care Providers
   Springer View citations (53)