Healthcare Management and Health Economics

This area studies empirical health operations and behavioral health economics, examining how hospital management, organizational design, workload, incentives, and feedback systems affect physician behavior, patient outcomes, and overall performance. Using large-scale data analysis, field experiments, and econometric methods, research provides actionable insights to improve efficiency, quality, and decision-making in health care systems.

Key Publications

• Huesmann, K., Ndiaye, Y. S., Waibel, C., & Wiesen, D. (2025). How the design of ranking systems and ability affect physician effort. Management Science, forthcoming.
• Miedaner, F., Kuntz, L., Eilermann, K., Roth, B., & Scholtes, S. (2024). Service quality implications of long periods of consecutive working days: An empirical study of neonatal intensive care nursing teams. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 26(4), 1422-1434.
• Attema, A. E., Galizzi, M. M., Groß, M., Hennig-Schmidt, H., Karay, Y., L’Haridon, O., & Wiesen, D. (2023). The formation of physician altruism. Journal of Health Economics, 87, 102716.
• Kuntz, L., Scholtes, S. & Sülz, S. (2019): Separate and concentrate: Accounting for patient complexity in general hospitals. Management Science, 65(6), 2482-2501.
• Kuntz, L., Mennicken, R., & Scholtes, S. (2015). Stress on the ward: Evidence of safety tipping points in hospitals. Management Science, 61(4), 754-771.