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The Sociology of Groups and the Economics of Incentives: Theory and Evidence on Compensation Systems

III, William E. Encinosa; Gaynor, Martin; Rebitzer, James B. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

When working together, people engage in non-contractual and informal interactions that constitute the sociology of the group. We use behavioral models and a unique survey of medical groups to analyze how group sociology influences physician incentive pay and behavior. We conclude that informal...

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Physician-Leaders and Hospital Performance: Is There an Association?

Goodall, Amanda H. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Although it has long been conjectured that having physicians in leadership positions is valuable for hospital … executive officers of these hospitals are then traced by hand. The CEOs are classified into physicians and non …

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Occupational Mismatch and Moonlighting among Spanish Physicians: Do Couples Matter?

Dolado, Juan José; Felgueroso, Florentino - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

physicians have lower participation rates than male physicians plus they are subject to higher occupational mismatch, and (ii …) moonlighting is more frequent among male physicians. In this paper we investigate whether such differences are related to the … university graduates, Spanish physicians are the ones most often coupled to partners with the same educational level and/or same …

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Immigration Labor and Workplace Safety

Bauer, Thomas K.; Million, Andreas; Rotte, Ralph; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1998

Using standard as well as recently developed univariate and bivariate count data models, this paper analyzes the determinants of workplace accidents using a firm data set for Germany. Given the tight system of public workplace safety regulation, introduced partly as early as in 1869, and the...

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Tax Policy, Location Choices, and Market Structure

Pfann, Gerard A.; van Kranenburg, Hans - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

A structural model of entry and fiscal policy is presented. It shows that taxation of variable production costs can increase product prices, lower competition, and reduce the availability of new products in small markets. The model’s test is based on a unique nationwide fiscal experiment. We...

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Social Learning and Health Insurance Enrollment: Evidence from China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme

Liu, Hong; Sun, Qi; Zhao, Zhong - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper examines the role of social learning in household enrollment decisions for the New Cooperative Medical Scheme in rural China by estimating a static game with incomplete information. Using a rich dataset from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, we find that the social network...

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Job Lock: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design

Fairlie, Robert W.; Kapur, Kanika; Gates, Susan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

Employer-provided health insurance may restrict job mobility, resulting in "job lock." Previous research on job lock finds mixed results using several methodologies. We take a new approach to examine job-lock by exploiting the discontinuity created at age 65 through the qualification for...

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The Effect of Public Insurance Coverage for Childless Adults on Labor Supply

Dague, Laura; DeLeire, Thomas C.; Leininger, Lindsey - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This study provides plausibly causal estimates of the effect of public insurance coverage on the employment of non-elderly, non-disabled adults without dependent children ("childless adults"). We use regression discontinuity and propensity score matching difference-in-differences methods to take...

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Impact of China's Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance on Health Care Utilization and Expenditure

Liu, Hong; Zhao, Zhong - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

In 2007, China launched a subsidized voluntary public health insurance program, the Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance, for urban residents without formal employment, including children, the elderly, and other unemployed urban residents. We estimate the impact of this program on health care...

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Nonparametric Bounds on the Effect of Deductibles in Health Care Insurance on Doctor Visits - Swiss Evidence

Gerfin, Michael; Schellhorn, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

We evaluate the effect of the size of deductibles in the basic health insurance in Switzerland on the probability of a doctor visit. We employ nonparametric bounding techniques to minimise statistical assumptions. In order to tighten the bounds we consider three further assumptions: mean...

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