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Minding the Shop: The Case of Obstetrics Conferences

Joshua Gans, Andrew Leigh and Elena Varganova

No 551, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

Abstract: We estimate the impact of annual obstetricians and gynecologists’ conferences on births in Australia and the United States. In both countries, the number of births drops by 1 to 4 percent during the days on which these conferences are held. We argue that for this reason professional obstetrics societies should reconsider the timing of their annual conferences to accommodate the lowest natural birth rate in the year.

Keywords: timing of births; medical care; obstetrics; conference scheduling. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 J13 J44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-05
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