This paper examines whether general practitionersí(GPsí) earnings are high enough to keep this profession attractive. We set up two samples, with longitudinal data relative to GPs and executives. Those two professions have similar abilities but GPs have chosen a longer education. To measure if...

This article examines the link between restrictions on the number of physicians and general practitioners' (GPs) earnings. Using a representative panel of 6016 French self-employed GPs over the years 1983-2004, we estimate an earnings function to identify experience, time and cohort effects. The...

This paper analyses the regulation of ambulatory care and its impact on physicians'careers, using a representative panel of 6; 016 French self-employed GPs over the years 1983 to 2004. The beginning of their activity is influenced by the regulated number of places in medical schools, named in...

De récents événements ont remis sur le devant de la scène la dangerosité potentielle du virus de la grippe (épidémie de Hong-Kong 1997...). Le vaccin, généralement jugé efficace, reste pourtant sous-utilisé par rapport aux avantages qu'il procure. Pendant plusieurs décennies, les...