In: Economics
MULTI PART QUESTION
PART 1 Applying the doctor-patient relationship to that of the Principal-Agent model, the theory is that
the doctor is the ____________ and the patient is the ___________.
Group of answer choices
principal; agent
principal; principal
agent; agent
agent; principal
none of the above
PART 2
The reason for your answer in number 7 is that
Group of answer choices
doctors can do whatever they want
doctors should act only upon or in response to the specific symptoms and diagnostic findings from tests done only on the patient's relative
doctors should act only upon or in response to the specific symptoms and diagnostic findings from tests done only on the patient
patient should act only upon or in response to the specific symptoms and diagnostic findings from tests done only on the doctor
none of the above
PART (A)
The doctor is the agent and patient is principal
agent;principal
Reason: The principal (the patient) assign an agent (doctor) to advise the principal in making decisions about treatment. The doctor is expected to be a perfect agent, combining professional knowledge with the patient's preferences to determine a choice that the patient would make based on the particular information. The principal-agent problem arises as the doctor chooses instead to maximize his or her own interests, which in many cases do not align with the patient's interests.
PART (B)
None of the above
Reason: The principal (the patient) assign an agent (doctor) to advise the principal in making decisions about treatment. The doctor is expected to be a perfect agent, combining professional knowledge with the patient's preferences to determine a choice that the patient would make based on the particular information. The principal-agent problem arises as the doctor chooses instead to maximize his or her own interests, which in many cases do not align with the patient's interests.