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100	1		_95017 _aEldridge, Damien S. _q(Sean)
245	1	0	_aA learning theory of referrals / _cDamien S. Eldridge.
260			_aBundoora, Vic. : _bLa Trobe University. School of Business, _c2007
300			_a27 p.
490	1		_aDiscussion papers ; _vno. A07.06 _x1441-3213
504			_aBibliografía: p. 25-27.
520	3		_aMany service industries, including the medical and legal professions in some countries, display a gated structure. Rather than approaching a final producer directly, a consumer will first seek a referral from an intermediary. Such an industry structure might help to alleviate adverse selection problems between parties that interact infrequently. Intermediaries aggregate many short-run transactions between various consumers and a particular producer. As such, they might be able to learn a producers level of proficiency more rapidly than an individual consumer. However, the presence of a positive information externality means that too few consumers will seek a referral. As such, some form of regulation to encourage consumers to seek a referral might be warranted.
650		4	_aSERVICIOS DE SALUD _92439
650		4	_aATENCION EN SALUD _95018
650		4	_aANALISIS ECONOMETRICO _997
651		4	_aAUSTRALIA _9204
653		4	_aATENCION MEDICA
830		0	_94108 _aDiscussion papers (La Trobe University. School of Business) _nSeries A _v07.06
856	4		_uhttp://www.latrobe.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/130905/2007.06.pdf
942			_2ddc _cDOCU _jF 362. 10994 E 21065
945			_aBEA _c2013-08-20
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