The Effectiveness of Interventions to Increase Employment in Education and Healthcare: A Systematic Literature Review

Lara Fleck, Melline Somers, Tom Stolp, Wim Groot, F Van Merode and Ralph de Vries
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Lara Fleck: RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research, ROA / Health, skills and inequality
Melline Somers: RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research, ROA / Health, skills and inequality
Tom Stolp: RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research, ROA / Education and transition to work
Wim Groot: RS: GSBE MGSoG, Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, RS: CAPHRI - R2 - Creating Value-Based Health Care, Health Services Research

No 3, ROA Research Memorandum from Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA)

Abstract: Both the healthcare and education sector suffer from considerable staff shortages. In the healthcare sector, shortages are particularly prominent for nurses, while the education sector experiences significant teacher shortages. In this systematic literature review, we examine the effectiveness of interventions and policies to reduce staff shortages in healthcare and education in high-income countries. We focus our analysis on studies that apply research designs that allow for causal inference to inform policymakers about the effectiveness of interventions. In total, we include 85 studies that meet our inclusion criteria. Out of these studies, 71 studies focus on teachers and 14 on nurses. Interestingly, 72 of the retrieved studies were conducted in the US. The majority of studies examine the impact of financial incentives and a large share of these studies report positive effects on teacher employment. Moreover, different types of interventions that invest in workers’ human capital show predominantly positive effects on employment. Interventions that equip nurses with skills to better cope with the stressors of their profession seem to be particularly effective. The same holds for policies that increase the scope of practice for nurses. Finally, effective school leaders show to be better capable of retaining (high-quality) teachers.

JEL-codes: I10 I20 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-06-20
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DOI: 10.26481/umaror.2023003

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