Contracts for Healthcare Referral Services: Coordination via Outcome-Based Penalty Contracts

Elodie Adida
Elodie Adida
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School of Business, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521
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Fernanda Bravo
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Fernanda Bravo
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Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095
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School of Business, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521

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Fernanda Bravo

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Fernanda Bravo

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Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095

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Published Online:11 Jun 2018https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2017.3000

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