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

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  • Sæther, Erik Magnus

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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.

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  • Sæther, Erik Magnus, 2009. "Wage Policies for Health Personnel - Essays on the Wage Impact on Hours of Work and Practice Choice," HERO Online Working Paper Series 2005:1, University of Oslo, Health Economics Research Programme.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:oslohe:2005_001
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    Keywords

    physicians; registered nurses; discrete choice; non-convex budget sets; labor supply; sector-specific wages;
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    JEL classification:

    • C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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