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A rich literature shows that ethnic discrimination is an omnipresent and highly persistent phenomenon. Little is known, however, about how to reduce discrimination. This study reports the results of a large-scale field experiment we ran together with the Norwegian Football Federation. The...
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studies how the system of health care provision affects the allocation of patients to physicians when physicians differ in …Physicians are supposed to serve patients' interests, but some are more inclined to do so than others. This paper … altruism. We show that allowing for private provision of health care, parallel to (free) treatment in a National Health Service …
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A physician performs two tasks: making diagnoses and determining treatments. To reduce medical error, residents are supposed to consult their supervisors when they face uncommon circumstances. However, recent research shows that residents are reluctant to do so. This paper presents a model that...
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In the Netherlands, students who want to become a medical specialist have toenrol in a training program which is in limited supply. During the search for aposition as trainee (or "junior medical specialist"), they may accept atemporary job as a medical assistant. We use a micro data set to...
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diagnosis. We follow all Swedish men born between 1971 and 1983 matched to administrative panel data on health, labor market …
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Labor markets in Western countries are becoming more and more flexible, thereby meeting the needs of employers. Yet the new flexibility also offers opportunities to workers, while at the same time bears the risk of long-term exclusion. This paper deals with unequal chances on the contemporary...
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