Cross-Border Mobility in Italy: Some Considerations in Response to the Recent Commentaries

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Department of Economics and Finance, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Milano, Italy

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The paper “Regional incentives and patient cross-border mobility” received three commentaries, each adopting a different perspective on patients’ mobility issue. Starting with Neri,1 the author deeply examines the paper, by considering and commenting each step of the analysis. He notably addresses the main points of the manuscript, highlighting the importance of the institutional framework in which the cross-border mobility (CBM) is considered, and focusing on both the regional strategic incentives and the entrepreneurial behavior of private providers... (Read more...)

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  • Receive Date: 11 October 2015
  • Revise Date: 24 October 2015
  • Accept Date: 21 October 2015
  • First Publish Date: 01 January 2016

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