When social assistance meets market power: A mixed duopoly view of health insurance in the United States.

We develop a mixed duopoly model with quality‐differentiated products. The public firm offers its product for free to eligible individuals, while the private firm chooses its product quality and price to maximize profit. We calibrate the model to health insurance for the U.S. working‐age population,...

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Published in:	Economic Inquiry Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 851 - 870
Main Authors:	Ranasinghe, Ashantha, Su, Xuejuan
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Oct2023
Subjects:	United States Health insurance Medicaid Market power Going public (Securities) Product quality Health insurance exchanges
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