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The determinants of the migration decisions of immigrant and non-immigrant physicians in Canada
McDonald, James Ted; Worswick, Christopher - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2010
the geographic mobility of immigrant and non-immigrant physicians who are already resident in Canada. We consider both … the migration decision of the characteristics of a married physician’s spouse. Our results indicate that the magnitude of … outflows is substantial and that the retention of immigrant physicians in rural areas and in some provinces will continue to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008752702
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Immigrant Selection Systems and Occupational Outcomes of International Medical Graduates in Canada and the United States
McDonald, James Ted; Warman, Casey; Worswick, Christopher - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2012
, we find that, in Canada where a point system has been in place, IMGs are less likely to be employed as physicians than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010550449
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Population Change and the Requirements for Physicians: The Case of Ontario
Denton, Frank T.; Gafni, Amiram; Spencer, Byron G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2000
The effects of population change on requirements for physicians in Ontario are studied. Principal findings are the … among categories of physicians. These findings suggest that the emphasis on population aging in policy discussions of future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763297
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Exploring the Effects of Population Change on the Costs of Physician Services
Denton, Frank T.; Gafni, Amiram; Spencer, Byron G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2001
information about payments to physicians, by age and sex of patients. Using it, we derive age/cost profiles for 19 categories of … physicians. Adopting an index-theoretic framework, we then use the profiles to analyse the "pure" effects of population change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763330
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Population Change and the Requirements for Physicians: The Case of Ontario
Denton, Frank T.; Gafni, Amiram; Spencer, Byron G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2000
The effects of population change on requirements for physicians in Ontario are studied. Principal findings are the … among categories of physicians. These findings suggest that the emphasis on population aging in policy discussions of future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763407
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Exploring the Effects of Population Change on the Costs of Physician Services
Denton, Frank T.; Gafni, Amiram; Spencer, Byron G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2001
information about payments to physicians, by age and sex of patients. Using it, we derive age/cost profiles for 19 categories of … physicians. Adopting an index-theoretic framework, we then use the profiles to analyse the "pure" effects of population change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181121
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Professional Work in Health Care Organizations: The Structural Influences of Patients in French, Canadian and American Hospitals
Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn; Sainsaulieu, Ivan; Khokher, Patricia - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007
Although there are several studies of the impact of employment of health professionals in large bureaucratic organizations, there has been significantly less research focused on the structural influence of patients on this relationship. In this paper we present comparative qualitative data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005404387
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Comparing Racial and Immigrant Health Status and Health Care Access in Later Life in Canada and the United States
Prus, Steven G.; Tfaily, Rania; Lin, Zhiqiu - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2010
Little comparative research exists on health experiences and conditions of minority groups in Canada and the United States, despite both countries having a racially diverse population with a signifi cant proportion of immigrants. This article explores race and immigrant disparities in health and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693062
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Older Aboriginal Peoples in Canada – Demographics, Health Status and Access to Health Care
Rosenberg, Mark W.; Wilson, Kathi; Abonyi, Sylvia; … - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2009
This paper takes advantage of 2006 Census data, the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) and the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) to highlight some basic demographic trends among Older Aboriginal Peoples, their health status and their use of health services in the first part of this paper. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005013020
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Health Care in Rural Communities: Exploring the Development of Informal and Voluntary Care
Skinner, Mark W.; Rosenberg, Mark W. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2002
Nation-state restructuring has resulted in significant political, economic and social change in rural communities. One manifestation of this transformation has been the changing nature of local governance, characterised by the re-working of central-local relations and public- private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763286