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

Erik Magnus Sæther ()
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Erik Magnus Sæther: Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Postal: Gaustadalléen 21, N-0349 Oslo, Norway

No 2005:1, HERO Online Working Paper Series from University of Oslo, Health Economics Research Programme

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: physicians; registered nurses; discrete choice; non-convex budget sets; labor supply; sector-specific wages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 I10 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 218 pages
Date: 2009-06-07
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