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Competitive Effects of Scope of Practice Restrictions : Public Health or Public Harm?
Markowitz, Sara - 2016
The demand for health care and healthcare professionals is predicted to grow significantly over the next decade …
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The Productivity of Professions : Evidence from the Emergency Department
Chan, David C.; Chen, Yiqun - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Professions play a key role in determining the division of labor and the returns to skilled work. This paper studies the productivity difference between physicians and nurse practitioners (NPs), two health care professions performing overlapping tasks but with stark differences in background,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013435170
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The Effect of an Increase in Autism Prevalence on the Demand for Auxiliary Healthcare Workers : Evidence from California
Dave, Dhaval M. - 2012
who can diagnose autism, these workers cannot induce their own demand. If the incidence of autism is increasing … independently of other mental disorders, then the demand for auxiliary health providers should increase, leading to higher wages and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460422
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Changing Research Perspectives on the Global Health Workforce
Bärnighausen, Till - 2009
Past research on the health workforce can be structured into three perspectives - "health workforce planning" (1960 through 1970s); "the health worker as economic actor" (1980s through 1990s); and "the health worker as necessary resource" (1990s through 2000s). During the first phase, shortages...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463481
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The Effect of Medicare Part D on Pharmaceutical Prices and Utilization
Duggan, Mark - 2008
-induced reductions in demand elasticities would predict an increase in pharmaceutical firms' optimal prices. However, Part D plans could …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464730
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Access to Health Insurance and the Use of Inpatient Medical Care : Evidence from the Affordable Care Act Young Adult Mandate
Antwi, Yaa Akosa - 2014
The Affordable Care Act of 2010 expanded coverage to young adults by allowing them to remain on their parent's private health insurance until they turn 26 years old. While there is evidence on insurance effects, we know very little about use of general or specific forms of medical care. We study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012458464
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Business Cycles and Healthcare Employment
Aslim, Erkmen Giray; Chou, Shin-yi; De, Kuhelika - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
business cycle. We explicitly distinguish between negative aggregate demand and supply shocks in studying how healthcare … recession. We find that healthcare employment responds procyclically to demand-induced recessions; and the reduction is driven … reduction in real personal healthcare expenditures resulting from an adverse demand shock. By contrast, we find that healthcare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012938768
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Occupational Licensing and the Healthcare Labor Market
Dillender, Marcus; LoSasso, Anthony; Phelan, Brian J.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
, we find that employers increase their demand for NPs when states expand NP SOP. We then show that these laws increase NP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012814440
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Expanding Access to Clean Water for the Rural Poor : Experimental Evidence from Malawi
Dupas, Pascaline - 2020
Using data from an 18-month randomized trial, we estimate large and sustained impacts on water purification and child health of a program providing monthly coupons for free water treatment solution (diluted chlorine) to households with young children. The program is more effective and much more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481425
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The Effect of Shift Structure on Performance : The Role of Fatigue for Paramedics
Brachet, Tanguy - 2010
The effect of shift structure on worker performance and productivity is an issue of increasing interest to firms and regulatory bodies. Using approximately 742,000 emergency medical incidents attended by 2,400 paramedics in the state of Mississippi, we evaluate the extent to which paramedics'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462238