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