Deals with a study that explored whether lifetime earnings in various specialties influence the choice of field of physicians. Estimates of lifetime earnings differentials between specialties and general practice; Regression equations measuring the supply response to income. (Abstract copyright...

This study examines the impact of unions on worker compensation and total costs in hospitals, both in specific departments and in the hospital as a whole. An analysis of data for 367 hospitals for the years 1974 and 1977 shows that unions raised the mean compensation of hospital workers by 8.8%...

Analysis of determinants of two dimensions of the supply of physicians' services. Solutions proposed to address the rising cost of medical care; Development of the analytic framework; Specifications of wage and supply equations; Empirical results. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)