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Addressing Antibiotic Abuse in China: An Experimental Audit Study

Author(s): Currie, Janet M.; Lin, Wanchuan; Meng, Juanjuan

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dc.contributor.authorCurrie, Janet M.-
dc.contributor.authorLin, Wanchuan-
dc.contributor.authorMeng, Juanjuan-
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-24T21:11:57Z-
dc.date.available2020-01-24T21:11:57Z-
dc.date.issued2014-09en_US
dc.identifier.citationCurrie, Janet, Lin, Wanchuan, Meng, Juanjuan. (2014). Addressing Antibiotic Abuse in China: An Experimental Audit Study. Journal of Development Economics, 110 (39 - 51). doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2014.05.006en_US
dc.identifier.issn0304-3878-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1f47m-
dc.description.abstractChina has high rates of antibiotic abuse and antibiotic resistance but the causes are still a matter for debate. Strong physician financial incentives to prescribe are likely to be an important cause. However, patient demand (or physician beliefs about patient demand) is often cited and may also play a role. We use an audit study to examine the effect of removing financial incentives, and to try to separate out the effects of patient demand. We implement a number of different experimental treatments designed to try to rule out other possible explanations for our findings. Together, our results suggest that financial incentives are the main driver of antibiotic abuse in China, at least in the young and healthy population we draw on in our study.en_US
dc.format.extent39 - 51en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Development Economicsen_US
dc.rightsAuthor's manuscripten_US
dc.titleAddressing Antibiotic Abuse in China: An Experimental Audit Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2014.05.006-
pu.type.symplectichttp://www.symplectic.co.uk/publications/atom-terms/1.0/journal-articleen_US

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