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Market Concentration, Efficiency, and Quality in the Japanese Home Help Industry

In: Health Care Issues in the United States and Japan

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  • Yanfei Zhou
  • Wataru Suzuki

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  • Yanfei Zhou & Wataru Suzuki, 2006. "Market Concentration, Efficiency, and Quality in the Japanese Home Help Industry," NBER Chapters, in: Health Care Issues in the United States and Japan, pages 147-164, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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