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Wage Policies for Health Personnel - Essays on the Wage Impact on Hours of Work and Practice Choice

Link to article:

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Authors:

Sæther, Erik Magnus

Year:

2005

Reference:

HERO Skrifter
Number in series: 1

Summary

This thesis aims to explore the short-term impact of increased wages on the working hours of health personnel and their practice choice. An additional objective is to identify existing compensating differentials in the job market for health personnel.

JEL:

C25, I10, J22

Keywords:

Physicians, registered nurses, discrete choice, non-convex budget sets, labor supply, sector-specific wages

Project:

Oppdragsgiver: Norges forskningsråd
Oppdragsgivers prosjektnr.:
Frisch prosjekt: 4101 - Economics of health

ISBN:

82-7756-137-4

Contact:

e.m.sather@frisch.uio.no

Financing:

Health Economics Research programme at the University of Oslo Financial support from The Research Council of Norway