Privatization and Labor Cost Savings: Evidence from Health Care Services
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Keywords
labor cost; health care services; service sector; I11; J31;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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